More fragile than life And easier to destroy And faster to dissolve And cheaper to avoid And riskier to control And not so forgiving More fragile than life Is living More fragile than time And tougher to tell And simpler to kill And deeper to dwell And quicker to clash When both hands are climbing More fragile than time Is timing More fragile than you And sweeter inside And sadder to leave All unidentified And sooner to fade And harder to trust More fragile than you Is us More fragile than time Is timing More fragile than you And sweeter to leave All unidentified