Discover the story of the song > III – Athletics

The protagonist is reading a note from their partner and realizing that the partner wants to hear certain things. They feel like they're getting hurt repeatedly and it's not making them stronger, but instead leaving them broken. They can only handle so much pain before they can't function anymore. The partner is bringing back the pain when they try to rebuild the relationship, and the protagonist feels like their past and future are both going to end in a bad way.