Changes

A very simplistic instrumental, "The Frail" shares its melody with the guitar solo in "[[The Fragile (song)|The Fragile]]," and was apparently inspired by the form of [[Keith Hillebrandt]]'s remix of that track (available on NIN.com during The Fragile era). A piano melody (consisting of half-notes) and background chorus synthesizers that appear to be based on samples of Reznor's voice (heard from the end of "[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]") are the sole elements of this song. The melody and chorus pads slowly build to a synthesized vocal harmony, leading into "The Wretched."