Russian Roulette
Songwriters: Shaffer Smith & Charles Harmon
From the album: Rated R
Released on October 27, 2009, Russian Roulette is the lead single from Barbadian singer Rihanna's fourth studio album, Rated R. The song was written by Ne-Yo and Chuck Harmony and was received with generally positive reviews from critics, mostly praising Rihanna's vocal performance and the song's lyrics. The music video for Russian Roulette includes dark imagery depicting Rihanna playing a game of Russian roulette with the character of actor Jesse Williams, with a revolver.
Below is the official music video for Russian Roulette by Rihanna and below the video are the lyrics. Enjoy!
"Take a breath, take it deep
Calm yourself," he says to me
"If you play, you play for keeps
Take the gun, and count to three"
I'm sweating now, I'm moving slow
No time to think, my turn to go
And you can see my heart, beating,
You can see it through my chest
I'm terrified but I'm not leaving
I know that I must pass this test
So just pull the trigger (trigger, trigger, trigger)
"Say a prayer to yourself"
He says, "Close your eyes
Sometimes it helps"
And then I get, a scary thought
That he's here, means he's never lost
And you can see my heart, beating,
Now you can see it through my chest
Said I'm terrified but I'm not leaving
I know that I must pass this test
So just pull the trigger
As my life flashes before my eyes
I'm wondering will I ever see another sunrise?
So many won't get the chance to say goodbye
But it's too late to think of the value of my life
And you can see my heart beating,
Now you can see it through my chest
Said I'm terrified but I'm not leaving, no!
I know that I must pass this test
And you can see my heart beating,
Oh you can see it through my chest
I'm terrified but I'm not leaving, no!
I know that I must pass this test
So just pull the trigger (trigger, trigger, trigger)
