Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Say Anything
Canonical path: /say-anything/the-futile
Related lyric paths: 6
Lyric guide
The Futile
Read The Futile lyrics by Say Anything on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
The Futile
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
Shit!
Nothing makes sense, so I won't think about it. I'll go with the ignorance.
Eat, sleep, fuck and flee; in four words, that's me.
I am full of indifference.
What do the old people teach us but how to die (die) die (die)
and what do those hissy fits teach you except how to cry, pussy, cry?
Yeah the futile, the futile, it outweighs the beautiful.
Futile, the futile, it outweighs the beautiful.
Futile, the futile, the futile so (the futile, the futile)
Taste. I have no taste.
I don't like these tiny portions with your artful abortions of sound,
sealed with a kiss, slathered in the sauce sarcastic.
So go choke on your irony.
What do the old people teach us but how to die (die) die (die)
and what do your hissy fits teach you except how to cry, pussy, cry?
Yeah the futile, the futile, it outweighs the beautiful.
Futile, the futile, it outweighs the beautiful.
Futile, the futile, the futile so
I'm eating rat poison for dinner. Pull the cord from the phone.
I am dining alone, Tonight, rat poison for dinner. So goodnight.
Love! I shall not love, yet I'll still sing about it.
I hope it covers the ocean in slime, the drama and drool.
I'm leaking the blood of a fool. (I'm full of it, I'm full of it, I'm full.)
Rat poison for dinner, pull the chord from the phone. I am dining alone.
Tonight. Rat poison for dinner, pull the chord from the phone.
I am dining alone. Tonight. Oh I am dining alone. Tonight. Tonight. Tonight.
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "The Futile"?
Say Anything performs "The Futile", and this lyric page sits inside the Say Anything catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "The Futile"?
Yes. The related section below points to An Orgy Of Critics and But A Fleeting Illness with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Say Anything?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Say Anything's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on The Futile yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.