Rihanna's "Russian Roulette" reminds audiences that she's one shot from tragedy.

When it comes to Rihanna, one of the country’s most popular singers who is currently battling to escape from under the umbrella of personal scrutiny, it could have easily been predicted that her new single, on the upcoming album “Rated-R,” would have taken a more pleasant and uncontroversial route. Oddly enough, the Barbados beauty has revealed to fans and critics alike that she is nothing close to predictable. With the single “Russian Roulette,” a ballad of smooth notes that bleed tragic suspense, Rihanna throws herself and now her career into the red light. Her voice, as lovely as it is, finds itself strung to misery, which once again forces her audience to see her as the loyal victim. With lines like, “I’m terrified but I’m not leaving. I know that I must pass this test. So just pull the trigger,” Rihanna may have nearly shot her image into the mud. Instead of singing herself the survivor, Rihanna has rather reminded us that she’s just one shot from tragedy. Nevertheless, with loyal fans, who may seek to support Rihanna more for the cause,”surviving domestic abuse,” that she may unknowingly represent, more than her musical talent, the Roc-Nation princess may certainly rise again.