Once divided, nothing left to subtract
Some words when spoken can't be taken back
Walks on his own with thoughts he can't help thinking
Future's above but in the past he's slow and sinking

Caught a bolt 'a lightnin'
Cursed the day he let it go

Nothingman
Isn't it something?
Nothingman

She once believed in every story he had to tell
One day she stiffened, took the other side
Empty stares from each corner of a shared prison cell
One just escapes, one's left inside the well
And he who forgets will be destined to remember oh, oh, oh

Nothingman
Isn't it something?
Nothingman

Oh, she don't want him
Oh, she won't feed him after he's flown away
Oh, into the sun
Ah, into the sun

Burn
Nothingman
Isn't it something?
Nothingman

Nothingman
Could've been something
Nothingman

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Vedder on the song:

"Nothingman was written in an hour, and so I like listening to that 'cause it just happened and somehow captured a mood there, at least for me in the vocal. Any time I can nail down a song, a thought, in a half hour, that feels really good."

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When asked about "Nothingman" in an interview, Vedder stated, "The idea is about if you love someone and they love you, don't f___ up...'cause you are left with less than nothing." Discussing his attitude toward his first wife Vedder commented "But I just know that without her, I'd be a kite without a string, a nothing man."

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