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Analysis Of Fast Car By Tracy Chapman

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Music is often just a medium, utilized by artists, to paint a vivid picture in the minds of the listener. As a listener, often you can be caught off guard by the artists ability to do so. In the song fast car by Tracy Chapman, the incredible singer/songwriter will do just that. She will render an image so graphic, and so dramatic, that you will swear that you were walking in the shoes of the woman she sings about in her song. The gracefully flowing melody and emotionally evolving lyrics transport you through an undeniably extraordinary journey of joy and sorrow, all within the confines of a four minute and fifty-nine second song.
Fast Car by Tracy Chapman is a powerful song about a young woman who is endeavoring to make it by in life. She is living a very poor, and underprivileged lifestyle, her father is an alcoholic, and her mother withdrew from her life to make a better life for herself. Unfortunately, that is the only thing that this young woman wants to do, make a better life for herself. With her father being sick and stuck to the bottle, she is forced to drop out of school and take care of him. Dreaming of running away and starting a new life was the only thing that was keeping her going.
Within the first two verses of the song, this young woman presents an issue that is all too common for many people. She has big dreams and wants to make a name for herself, but to succumb to making that dream a reality, she would have to desert the loved ones that have made

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