Official video for Athlete. Directed by David Chaudoir In case you are in any doubt what this song is about read this: And speaking to London's alternative radio station, Xfm, the band revealed that the track was written about the near death of singer and guitarist Joel Pott’s newborn daughter late last year. Explains keyboardist, Tim Wanstall: "Wires is about a harrowing experience that Joel had when his daughter was born. Basically, she had a seizure just after he’d gone home, and the song came out a Listen to “ATHLETE WIRES” on Fliis and explore our catalog of music from the 2000s. Keep discovering songs with our random selection.