Making "Of the Lion" - Track 9: "I Know You Hate That About Me"

About this Episode

In this episode, Roo and the Reverend discuss "I Know You Hate That About Me," a song born from the experience and tension of feeling rooted in a place while knowing that who you are sits uneasily with parts of the culture around you. Together, they dig into the song's core conviction: that naming uncomfortable truths is part of being in relationship with one another, and that everyone, without exception, belongs.

Roo and the Reverend also talk about the process of writing the song together - how their collaboration shaped the final result in ways neither could have arrived at alone.