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Ragged Set of Claws
Scott Simpson; Scout's Honor
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I am not the man
I used to be
I am not the boy
I was
Some days I have trouble
getting used to me
Some nights I fight
A ragged set of claws...
A ragged set of claws...
Brave adventures
Were my future
Back when I dreamed myself
A hero’s cape and hood
But every time I leave
My bat cave these days
Some clever joker shows me why
I should stay cave-bound for good...
Should I stay cave-bound for good? Hey
My hours have grown narrow
Eat, sleep, do my job
My friends increase their distance
It’s taken years to grow
This ragged set of claws...
This ragged set of claws...
(Instrumental)
Just starting out
Is always lovely...
It’s when we write the stories
We believe.
Down the road
We meet the monsters
In the battle’s when we see
We’ve been deceived:
The monster’s me...
My hours have grown narrow
Eat, sleep, do my job
My friends increase their
distance
It’s taken years to grow
My hours have grown narrow
I eat, I sleep, I do my job
All my friends seem so distant
It took me years to grow
This ragged set of claws...
This ragged set of claws...
This ragged set of claws.
Source: Keys To My Head Lyric Book V2c (1).pdf · pp. 7
Other supplied versions
ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2)
I am not the man I used to be
I am not the boy I was
Some days I have trouble getting use to me
Some nights I fight a ragged set of claws
They’re a ragged set of claws
Brave adventures were my future
Back when I dreamed myself a hero’s cape and hood
But every time I leave my bat cave these days
Some clever joker shows me why I should stay cave bound for good
I should stay cave bound for good
My hours have grown narrow:
Eat, sleep, do my job
My friends increase their distance
It’s taken years to grow this ragged set of claws
This ragged set of claws...
(instrumental verse)
Just starting out is always lovely
It’s when we write the stories we believe
But down the road we meet the monsters
In the battle is when we see we’ve been deceived
Yeah, the monster is me,
I’ve been deceived.
My hours have grown narrow:
Eat, sleep, do my job
My friends increase their distance
It’s taken years to grow, just to grow, oh...
My hours have grown narrow:
I Eat, I sleep, I do my job
All my friends they seem so distant
It took me years just to grow this ragged set of claws
This ragged set of claws...
Took me years to grow
This ragged set of claws...
This ragged set...
This ragged set of claws.
Source: ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 15–16
Scott SimpsonSpearfish Songbook Set Lyrics
I am not the man I used to be
I am not the boy I was
Some days I have trouble getting use to me
Some nights I fight a ragged set of claws
They’re a ragged set of claws
Brave adventures were my future
Back when I dreamed myself a hero’s cape and hood
But every time I leave my bat cave these days
Some clever joker shows me why
I should stay cave bound for good
I should stay cave bound for good
My hours have grown narrow:
Eat, sleep, do my job
My friends increase their distance
It’s taken years to grow this ragged set of claws
This ragged set of claws...
(instrumental verse)
Just starting out is always lovely
It’s when we write the stories we believe
But down the road we meet the monsters
In the battle is when we see we’ve been deceived
Yeah, the monster is me,
I’ve been deceived.
My hours have grown narrow:
Eat, sleep, do my job
My friends increase their distance
It’s taken years to grow, just to grow, oh...
My hours have grown narrow:
I Eat, I sleep, I do my job
All my friends they seem so distant
It took me years just to grow this ragged set of claws
This ragged set of claws...
Took me years to grow
This ragged set of claws...
This ragged set...
This ragged set of claws.
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Source: Scott SimpsonSpearfish Songbook Set Lyrics.pdf · pp. 7
Song story & origins
From the Being Human journal
Wow. Another song about growing older—seems like a recurring theme! Ragged Set of Claws is about growing older… but also about growing more honest. It’s easy to fail to see that it may be ME who isn’t easy to be around. Early on, I made plenty of stories that painted me as the hero. If I’m honest though, sometimes I’ve been the villain.
Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 39
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Reflection & journaling
Theme: Self Honesty
Choose a question or word or line(s) from the lyrics to guide your meditation or journaling as you listen.
- Am I honest with myself about both my strengths and my weaknesses?
- Have I fooled myself trying to present the image I wanted others to see?
- What sort of pressures do I feel to maintain a certain appearance that I’ve grown accustomed to showing?
- Do I risk losing myself when I put on my hood and cape?
Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 39
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