Fragile fue escrita por Sting reflexionando sobre la muerte prematura de un amigo americano, Ben Linder, quien murió en Nicaragua mientras intentaba ayudar a solucionar los problemas de suministro de agua durante la guerra civil. La letra trata sobre la fragilidad de la vida y un mensaje de paz.
If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one Drying in the colour of the evening sun Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away But something in our minds will always stay Perhaps this final act was meant To clinch a lifetime's argument That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could For all those born beneath an angry star Lest we forget how fragile we are On and on the rain will fall Like tears from a star Like tears from a star On and on the rain will say How fragile we are How fragile we are On and on the rain will fall Like tears from a star Like tears from a star On and on the rain will say How fragile we are How fragile we are