A música Nothingman é uma faixa do Pearl Jam do seu álbum Vitalogy, lançado em 1994. Segundo o baixista Jeff Ament, a música foi escrita quase inteiramente durante uma única sessão de ensaio. Ele trouxe a progressão de acordes para a banda, e Vedder começou a cantar junto. A letra fala sobre a efemeridade do amor e a importância das escolhas pessoais. A frase nothingman é uma reflexão sobre como as ações ou a falta delas podem definir alguém.
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 of lightning, cursed the day he let it go
Nothingman, 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 oh
Nothingman, nothingman Isn't it something? Nothingman Oh, she don't want him (she don't want him) Oh, she won't feed him, after he's flown away Oh, into the sun, yeah into the sun Burn, burn, burn burn
Nothingman, nothingman Isn't it something? Nothingman Nothingman, nothingman Coulda been something, nothingman