Changes

A very simplistic instrumentalin two parts, "The Frail" shares its melody progression 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|NIN.com]] during The Fragile era). A piano melody (consisting of This half-notes) note progression 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 A new, deeper progression and chorus pads seemingly based on (or in tribute to) David Bowie's "[[Subterraneans]]" slowly build to a synthesized vocal harmony, leading into "The Wretched."