Still I Rise

I feel as my life has been
Pre-designed to crash and burn
Nothing but dead ends in the road ahead
Failure waits at every turn

It seems my environment
Is impossible to escape
It feels as if I'm reading my life story
And the end begins to shape

Foreshadowing my demise
But what is it I leave behind?
I can shoot a target from 100 yards away
And yet I still feel so blind

I shudder as I walk
Through these gore torn streets
I shudder not from fear but amazement
At how slow my heart beats

It doesn't faze me anymore
For this is just another day
I've never seen a blue sky
For it seems my skies remain gray

Sirens soothe me into sleep
Everyday another friend dies
I know that tomorrow it may be me
And yet still I rise