Fear Factory

Released: March 13, 2001

Songwriter: Christian Olde Wolbers Raymond Herrera Dino Cazares Burton C. Bell

Producer: Rhys Fulber Fear Factory

[Intro]
Can't take me apart!
Can't take me apart!

[Verse 1]
See the light, a new day has arrived for us
Genesis of our evolution
A linchpin holds within a means to an end
Can't you see that we are one?

Can't take me apart
Can't take me apart
Can't take me apart
Can't take me apart
No, you can't!

[Pre-Chorus]
We see no end to the dream

[Chorus]
We will never see the end
We will never be the end
All my life, I've felt discarded
Never feeling a part of it

No, you can't!

[Verse 2]
Without me you will fade, you will not remain
We are one, and of the same future machine
A linchpin holds within a means to an end
Can't you see that we are one?

Can't take me apart
Can't take me apart
Can't take me apart
Can't take me apart
No, you can't!

[Pre-Chorus]
We see no end to the dream

[Chorus]
We will never see the end
We will never be the end
All my life, I've felt discarded
Never feeling a part of it

[Bridge]
No, you
No, you can't take
No, you can't take
No, you can't take
No, you can't take
No, you can't take
No, you can't take me apart

[Chorus]
We will never see the end
We will never be the end
All my life, I've felt discarded
Never feeling a part of it

[Outro]
You can't change me
You can't change me
You can't change me
You can't change me
You can't change me
You can't change me
You can't change me now

Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band that was formed in 1989. During the band’s career, they have released nine full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of styles, including nu metal, death metal, groove metal, and thrash metal. Fear Factory was enormously influential on the heavy metal scene in the mid-to-late 1990s. Fear Factory went on hold in March 2002 following some internal disputes, but reformed later that year without founding member Dino Cazares, adding bassist Byron Stroud, and previous bassist Christian Olde Wolbers as guitarist.

In April 2009, a new lineup was announced. Cazares returned as lead and rhythm guitarist, and Gene Hoglan as drummer. Bell and Stroud reprised their respective roles, and the band completed a seventh studio album titled Mechanize. Former members Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera —both of whom were playing in Arkaea—disputed the legitimacy of the new lineup, and a legal battle from both parties was begun. Fear Factory released its eighth studio album, The Industrialist, in June 2012. Their latest album, Genexus, was released in August 2015.

Over the years, Fear Factory has seen changes in its members, with lead vocalist Burton C. Bell being the only consistent member since 1989. The band has performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour. Their singles have charted on the US Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums on the Billboard Top 40, 100, and 200, and they have sold more than a million albums in the U.S. alone.

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