Machines Lyrics

Lyric discussion by joe_h89 

Cover art for Machines lyrics by Biffy Clyro

'to lie next to you' - considering that this song is about his mother, could he mean lying in a grave? eg digging holes for graves.

also, 'take the pieces and build them skywards' could refer to the 'pieces' mentioned earlier in the album (9/15ths) saying that hes putting them back together, building them skywards (to heaven maybe). if so this could be considered as a relatively optimistic song to close an album about coming to terms with death with, ending on a bright note

Yeah, I think by saying "take the pieces and build them skywards" he's sort of asking her to take all his & her pieces, and make her way to somewhere more peaceful - heaven.

Such a sad song, but one I like a lot all the same.