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Artist: Nine Inch Nails
Canonical path: /nine-inch-nails/the-fragile
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The Fragile
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The Fragile
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She shines
In a world full of ugliness
She matters
When everything is meaningless
Fragile
She doesn't see her beauty
She tries to get away
Sometimes
It's just that nothing seems worth saving
I can't watch her slip away
I won't let you fall apart (x4)
She reads the minds of all the people as they pass her by
Hoping someone can see
If Icould fix myself i'd -
but it's too late for me
I won't let you fall apart (x4)
We'll find the perfect place to go where we can run and hide
I'll build a wall and we can keep them on the other side
...but they keep waiting
...and picking and picking and picking and picking...
It's something I have to do
I won't let you fall apart
I was there, too
I won't let you fall apart
Before everything else
I won't let you fall apart
I was like you
I won't let you fall apart
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