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Tracy Chapman Fast Car
The song “Fast Car” written by Tracy Chapman in 1986 represents a relationship that isn't working out and heading the wrong directions. In which, the tone of the lyrics changes throughout the song. In stanza two of chapman’s “fast car” the tone is reassuring. In the lyrics it says, “I got a plan to get us out of here / you and I can both get jobs (10-16).
The tone of stanza two is reassuring because reassuring is a way of getting rid of the doubt or dread of something. Reassuring can also means to calm things down and believe or have the courage in something. In this case Chapman says that she has a plan to get them out of the city. She also says that they can both get jobs. Chapman is confident that they will have better lives if they leave
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