s ▁sound track ▁to ▁their ▁document ary ▁" P ear l ▁Jam ▁Tw enty " ▁directed ▁by ▁Camer on ▁Cro we . ▁ ▁L yr ics ▁A ment ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁wrote ▁" Nothing ▁as ▁It ▁Seems " ▁about ▁his ▁child hood ▁growing ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁rural ▁area ▁of ▁Northern ▁Mont ana . ▁In ▁one ▁interview , ▁he ▁called ▁it ▁" a ▁dark , ▁heavy ▁tale " ▁and ▁stated , ▁" For ▁me , ▁it ' s ▁a ▁song ▁about ▁judgment ▁and ▁not ▁always ▁understanding ▁what ▁is ▁going ▁on ▁with ▁another ▁person ." ▁In ▁another ▁interview , ▁he ▁elabor ated ▁further : ▁It ' s ▁a ▁little ▁bit ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁where ▁I ▁came ▁from ... I ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁really ▁rural ▁area ▁in ▁Northern ▁Mont ana , ▁and ▁[" Nothing ▁As ▁It ▁Seems " ▁is ] ▁looking ▁back ▁at ▁[ that ]. ▁I ▁think ▁until ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁years ▁ago , ▁I ▁looked ▁back ▁at ▁my ▁child hood ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁fairly ▁u top ian ▁situation ▁where ▁I ▁had ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁ride ▁my ▁bi ke ▁around ▁town ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁five ▁years ▁old , ▁and ▁my ▁parents ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁to ▁worry ▁about ▁anybody ▁taking ▁me ▁and ▁killing ▁me ▁or ▁whatever . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁couple ▁of ▁years ... there ▁have ▁been ▁some ▁things ▁that ▁have ▁kind ▁of ▁allowed ▁some ▁dark er ▁things ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁my ▁child hood , ▁seeing ▁things ▁that ▁I ▁had ▁kind ▁of ▁select ively ▁forgotten ▁for ▁my ▁own ▁mental ▁health ▁or ▁whatever