“Even Flow”
Album: Ten
An empathetic look at homelessness, set to one of the band’s angriest riffs.
Sample lyric: “Freezin’, rests his head on a pillow made of concrete, again/Oh, feelin’ maybe he’ll see a little better set a days”

“Go”
Album: Vs.
A whirlwind of angry guitar rock.
Sample lyric: “I swear I never took it for granted, just thought of it now/Suppose I abused you, just passing it on”

“Corduroy”
Album: Vitalogy
The best of the band’s defiant anthems.
Sample lyric: “I don’t wanna take what you can’t give/I would rather starve than eat your bread”

“Hail Hail”
Album: No Code
Eddie Vedder’s examination of love and all its flaws.
Sample lyric: “I sometimes realize I could only be as good as you’ll let me”

“Jeremy”
Album: Ten
A cautionary tale of teen suicide.
Sample lyrics: “Daddy didn’t give attention/To the fact that Mommy didn’t care”