This Hazbin Hotel Season 2 Song Isn’t Talked About Enough

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The animated show Hazbin Hotel features a lot of fantastic songs across its two seasons, with popular tracks like ‘Gravity,’ ‘Hear My Hope,’ and ‘Loser, Baby.’ Because the show has so many great musical moments, some really deserving songs haven’t gotten the attention they deserve.

TopMob interviewed Sam Haft, the songwriter and composer for Hazbin Hotel, to discuss ‘Sera’s Confession,’ a standout song from Season 2 that many fans haven’t fully appreciated.

Haft explained that the unusual thing about writing this song was they started without a clear understanding of the character or who would perform it. This led them to a key question: how do you write for someone you don’t fully know?

Haft explained that the song largely focuses on the struggle and hurt that come with complete freedom – when no one is there to guide you. He added that the character of the Speaker of God in the song is essentially a reflection of Sera herself, as she’s experiencing a crisis of self-doubt and questioning her own capabilities.

You can find more from Sam Haft further down, and the complete interview is available to view. Hazbin Hotel is currently available on Amazon Prime Video, and fans interested in theories about the show can read them here.

Let’s Talk About ‘Sera’s Confession,’ The Hazbin Hotel Season 2 Song That Needs More Love

“[It] Could Use a Little Big More Talking About…”

TopMob recently interviewed Sam Haft, the songwriter and composer for the animated series Hazbin Hotel. He discussed the show’s fantastic music and particularly wanted to highlight one song he believes deserves more attention.

The song ‘Sera’s Confession’ appears in Season 2, Episode 2 of Hazbin Hotel. In it, Sera sings about her regret to The Speaker of God for letting the Hell exterminations occur.

What’s really interesting about the song creatively is that Haft and his team didn’t initially know the identity of the character, ‘The Speaker of God,’ or who would perform the role.

I believe ‘Sera’s Confession’ deserves more discussion. It wasn’t just the unexpected shift in the song that made it challenging, but also that we didn’t have a clear understanding of ‘The Speaker of God’ when we wrote it. We lacked details about the character and didn’t even know who would be portraying them. The character was meant to be mysterious and almost impossible to fully understand, which is central to their role in the show. However, that made our job as songwriters much harder – how can you write a song for someone you don’t truly know?

Haft explained that the figure in the song who speaks to Sera isn’t offering guidance, but rather reflecting Sera’s own thoughts and feelings back at her – they aren’t providing any solutions or explanations.

A key realization was that the figure known as The Speaker of God in the song isn’t providing guidance, but rather reflecting Sera’s own internal struggle. Sera is facing a crisis of confidence, questioning her ability to fulfill her duties as High Steward of Heaven. She desperately wants someone to tell her what to do, but The Speaker of God offers no direct answers – it simply mirrors her desperation and uncertainty.

I’ve been consistently impressed with Haft’s insightful analysis, and his latest breakdown of ‘Sera’s Confession’ really hits the mark. He points out something crucial: the song is fundamentally about the struggle and heartache that come with total freedom – when there’s no one to guide you or tell you what should be done. It’s a surprisingly poignant observation that adds a whole new layer to the track.

The song largely focuses on the struggle and hurt that come with complete freedom – when no one is there to guide you. That’s essentially the core message of The Speaker of God: you’ve made mistakes, you know it, and only you can fix them. If someone else solves your problems, it doesn’t hold any meaning. It’s interesting because while she seems to be telling Sera what she wants to hear, The Speaker of God isn’t actually offering any advice. She’s more like a reflection, simply showing Sera what she already knows.

The songwriter and composer compared Sera’s experience in the song to that of what prayer is:

I think, at its core, prayer is about self-reflection. Even though I’m not particularly religious, I see it as a way to honestly look at your actions – the things you regret or the things you long for but don’t know how to achieve. This song tries to capture that feeling. The character, Sera, gets to communicate with a divine being – essentially, it’s the most direct form of prayer you can imagine. It’s like talking directly to God, and I think that makes the song’s theme really compelling.

Surprisingly, Haft wasn’t aware that Broadway and Emmy Award-winning actress Liz Calloway would be voicing a character in The Speaker of God.

One of the most enjoyable parts of the song is that we wrote it before we knew Liz Calloway would be playing the role of The Speaker of God. We initially envisioned The Speaker of God as sounding like a powerful R&B vocalist, a real vocal diva, and wrote the part accordingly. If we’d known Liz was going to play the role, we would have approached the vocal line very differently, because we didn’t realize she had that vocal range and ability.

“Liz brought the heat [in ways] that I wouldn’t have expected,” Haft admitted:

Honestly, if we’d known Liz was going to sing like she did, it would have been very different from how ‘The Speaker of God’ ended up sounding! We were expecting a big vocal battle, because we knew Patina Miller is an incredible singer who’s amazing at those powerful vocal runs. We thought they’d really go head-to-head with it. But Liz totally surprised us – in the best way! Knowing her work from ‘Anastasia,’ I didn’t anticipate that kind of performance from her at all; she really brought something unexpected and powerful.

At the end of the day, not knowing that they had Liz as The Speaker of God “helps the song so much:”

Haft: The fact that we didn’t realize the song was about Liz until after we’d written it actually made the song better. I think if we’d known from the start, we might have made it too safe and tried to match the music to what we thought her vocal style was. Liz has a really delicate voice, and as a songwriter, I wouldn’t immediately think to add a lot of vocal flourishes. But it turns out that contrast works really well – it was a lucky surprise!

You can watch the complete 40-minute interview with Russ Milheim from TopMob and Sam Haft from Hazbin Hotel here:

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2026-01-14 22:40