Lyric discussion by CanadianJeff 

Cover art for Hard Sun (Indio cover) lyrics by Eddie Vedder

From What I gather after seeing the movie Into the Wild, this song relates to the man vs. nature struggle of Christopher McCandless. His search for a better land (Alaska) his search to rid himself of people and how the Earth took him sadly away. His crossing of the river and inability to get back and his eventual death is a sad but heroic story of this true life story. Sleep well Christopher you touched my lifesir. It is a big hard Sun in a Big hard World. And beautifully written.