Can't take me apart...
Can't take me apart...

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

[Repeat: x3]
Can't take me apart

No you can't

We see no end to the dream

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

No you can't

Without me you will fade, you will not remain
We are one and though the same future machine
A linchpin holds within a mean to an end
Can't you see that we are one?

[Repeat: x3]
Can't take me apart

No you can't

We see no end to the dream

[Chorus]

No you...
No you can't take... [Repeat: x5]

No you can't take me apart

[Chorus]

We will never see the end
We will never be the end
All my life I felt discarded
Never feeling a part of it

[Repeat: x5]
You can't change me

You can't change me now


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Linchpin Lyrics as written by Christian Olde Wolbers Burton C. Bell

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  • +3
    General Comment

    GOD GIVE ME A PIE!!!! No you can't!

    the_gurraon February 15, 2005   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    It should so obvioulsy say "God give me a PIE!!"

    foffofon April 08, 2003   Link
  • +2
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    this song is one of the best i have ever heard i love this song, hense the name lol more songs like this are needed in the world

    linchpinon November 09, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    This song is describing the future possibility of man and machine joining together in some way (Linchpin) and someone who doesn't want to be taken over by it or already as and is hopeless. (can't take me apart!!)

    asadcwon June 16, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    fear factory, ruled, sniff sniff that im sayin "RULED" and nto "RULE", R.I.P fear factory!

    GoGs_RaMmS+eInon July 07, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Man and Machine together (Linchpin). Also saying that the machine can't live without man.

    "Can't you see that we are one?"

    caireyon April 05, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i get to see fear factory in concert with slipknot in 3 weeks!!! YEAY!

    IAmTheEvenstaron April 22, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    This whole album was great, apart from that song with the rap section in it (I can't remember the name) that just sounded really fucking stupid.

    quiffpornon May 31, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    i saw fear factory in australia with sunk loto and static x and korn, id have to say fear factory let me down, even sunk loto blew them away

    cornbeefantelopeon October 28, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    i agree with foffof, lol. when i first heard this song, i heard 'god give me a pie'... oh the irony.... i do like this song though so dont take it the wrong way, lol

    cryptourniqueton January 10, 2005   Link

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