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A Distant History: Rarities 1997 - 2007
I Want to Be a Writer

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I Want to Be a Writer

From A Distant History: Rarities 1997 - 2007Track 41:49

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"I Want to Be a Writer" is a track by Idlewild, from the album A Distant History: Rarities 1997 - 2007. The track is 1:49 long.

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From A Distant History: Rarities 1997 - 2007

1:49

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A Distant History: Rarities 1997 - 2007

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1Queen of the Troubled Teens
2:18
2Self Healer
2:00
3Chandelier
2:22
4I Want to Be a Writer
1:49
5Satan Polaroid
3:18
6This Is Worse
3:40
7You Don't Have the Heart (Live At the Glasgow Garage)
2:08
8There's Glory In Your Story
1:59
9A Distant History
4:36
10I Was Made to Think It
4:01
11Poor Thing
4:18
12The Nothing I Know
4:26
13Everything Flows
3:34
14I Found That Essence Rare
3:05
15Hold on to Your Breath
3:55
16Gone Too Long
2:59
17Don't Let Me Change
4:52
18El Capitan (Acoustic)
4:10
19Winter Is Blue
2:20
20Hidden Ways
2:42

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