I'm not a rapper, and I can't sing. There's no one more sure of these facts than I am. But I have some powerful things to say, and during one hopeless night this past February, I wrote it all down as lyrics to the tune of "Car Radio" by Twenty One Pilots.

Why Twenty One Pilots? Well, Friends, because they are my favorite band. Their music has been there for me constantly through thick and thin since I discovered them four years ago. Each song resonates with me on some emotional level, and each instills in me some form of hope and healing. This two-man band has saved my life numerous times with their raw lyrics and compassionate hearts.

Why "Car Radio," you may ask? You might have heard the reason behind the singer, Tyler Joseph's inspiration for the song and its title. It's a true story that somebody stole his car radio when he was in college, and his lyrics detail his scary thoughts and emotions when there isn't some distracting noise that can take his attention away from his inner demons.

I decided that this was the perfect song to cover. Not just because it allows me to be honest, sad, angry, and eventually hopeful all at once, or because its pretty melody ranges from slow to quick, but because somebody has stolen something from me as well, as I sit here, a college student. In fact, he stole almost everything when he raped me. But on the particular night I sat myself down to write out my thoughts, I was focusing on my seven virtues. Countless tears have been shed over the realization that he left me with no emotional strength, no more innocence, a struggle to remember what healthy love is like, an infinitely negative amount of patience for rapists, little faith in humanity, an even lesser determination to keep living, and no hope that things would get better.

This song was basically my cry to God for help; to give me some will to live, something to fight for. I performed it for a few loved ones, and one in particular pushed me to record it. Not only that, he got his campus rap group, Bearcat Pack, involved, and it suddenly became this huge project to spread awareness and intolerance for sexual assault. Each of the five men featured offer their own stories and messages, and together we aim to bring redemption into my life and the lives of every other Survivor.

This experience was (and still is) absolutely terrifying, and what I have to say does get explicit, but that's what makes it special to me. I offer up my raw, unfiltered thoughts and emotions to validate victims of sexual violence, and to give non-Survivors a powerful understanding of what we go through to motivate them to stand with us as we combat this epidemic.

I brought hope back into my life and found that impossible silver lining to rape. I have discovered something to fight for. God has heard me, loud and clear, and I hope that you do too.