<P> The stark lyrics by Vedder for `` Even Flow '' describe the experience of being a homeless man . The subject sleeps `` on a pillow made of concrete '' and panhandles passersby for spare change . In addition to being illiterate , he may also be mentally ill , as he `` looks insane '' when he smiles and struggles to keep coherent thoughts ( `` Even flow , thoughts arrive like butterflies / Oh , he do n't know , so he chases them away '' ) . </P>
<P> The stark lyrics by Vedder for `` Even Flow '' describe the experience of being a homeless man . The subject sleeps `` on a pillow made of concrete '' and panhandles passersby for spare change . In addition to being illiterate , he may also be mentally ill , as he `` looks insane '' when he smiles and struggles to keep coherent thoughts ( `` Even flow , thoughts arrive like butterflies / Oh , he do n't know , so he chases them away '' ) . </P>
what is the song even flow by pearl jam about
what is the song even flow by pearl jam about
the experience of being a homeless man
the experience of being a homeless man