'Till It Happens To You' the haunting theme song composed by Diane Warren and recorded by Lady Gaga for Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering's campus rape documentary ''The Hunting Ground'', has been officially released, though the film hit theaters in January. But it will be heard in the coming weeks -- as college students head back to school -- in a powerful video PSA directed by Twilight helmer Catherine Hardwicke to raise araweness of campus sexual assault.
Hardwicke, Warren and Gaga (who has spoken about being raped at age 19 by a record producer) all donate their time for the project "The movement is important, says Warren." The song is important -- Gaga took it and made it her own" adds Catherine: "You can't watch the documentary without screaming at the screen. We tried to capture those stories in a very visceral way and add another voice to this powerfull call to action " The film currently has an incredible rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of it’s airing on CNN this fall. The film also features Swine from Lady Gaga’s 2013 album ARTPOP. Little Monsters! What do you think? Leave your comments below
• OFFICIAL LYRICS: (CLICK TO EXPAND)
You tell me it gets better, it gets better in time
You say pull myself together, pull it together,
you'll be fine
Tell me what the hell do you know, what do you know?
Tell me how the hell could you know, how could you know?
Till It Happens to You, you don't know how I feel
Till It Happens to You, you won't know, it won't be real
No it won't be real
Wonder how I feel?
You tell me hold your head up, hold your head up and be strong
'Cause when you fall you gotta get up, you gotta get up and move on
Tell me how the hell can you talk, how can you talk?
'Cause until you've walked where I've walked, it's just all talk
Till It Happens to You, you don't know how it feels
How it feels
Till It Happens to You
You don't know, it wont be real (how would you know?)
No, it won't be real (how would you know?)
(Wonder how I feel?)
Till your world burns and crashes
Till you're at the end, the end of your rope
Till you're standing in my shoes
I don't wanna hear a thing from you
From you, from you,
'cause you don't know
Till It Happens to You, you don't know how I feel
How I feel, how I feel
Till It Happens to You, you don't know It won't be real (how would you know?)
No, it won't be real (how would you know?)
Wonder how it feels (hey)
Till It Happens to You, happens to you, happens to you
Happens to you, happens to you, happens to you (how would you know?)
Till It Happens to You
You don't know
How I feel
