A few of the lyrics in “Strong Points, Weak Points” are paraphrased from sections of Czeslaw Milosz’s poem “Notes,” which was also quoted in Daniel Amos’s “She’s All Heart”.
In a 2018 post to his Patreon subscribers, frontman Terry Taylor explains the origins of the song:
In setting out to write t...
[Verse 1]
You were always inclined to fall down on your knees
"Yes, I am always praying through my vanities"
What was doubt in you has lost a Holy war
"What is faith in me has conquered all my world"
[Pre-Chorus]
Good choice? Bad choice?
Strong points? Weak points?
[Chorus]
Strong heart? Weak will? Sound mind? Time will tell you
Good choice? Bad choice? Strong points? Weak points?
Choices crowd your mind
Strong heart? Weak will? And still time compels you
Within these lines to read the signs
You will find the truth
[Verse 2]
You were always talking 'bout some paradise
"Yes, I am always thinking 'bout the afterlife"
What was hope in you is now your everything
"What was born in me is now a living thing"
[Pre-Chorus]
Good choice? Bad choice?
Strong points? Weak points?
[Chorus]
Strong heart? Weak will? Sound mind? Time will tell you
Good choice? Bad choice? Strong points? Weak points?
Choices crowd your mind
Strong heart? Weak will? And still time compels you
Within these lines to read the signs
You will find the truth
[Bridge]
Good choice
Bad choice
Strong points
Weak points
Strong heart
Weak will
Sound mind?
Time will tell
[Chorus]
Strong heart? Weak will? Sound mind? Time will tell you
Good choice? Bad choice? Strong points? Weak points?
Choices crowd your mind
Strong heart? Weak will? And still time compels you
Within these lines to read the signs
You will find the truth
[Verse 1]
You were always inclined to fall down on your knees
"Yes, I am always praying through my vanities"
What was doubt in you has lost a Holy war
"What is faith in me has conquered all my world"
[Outro]
Good choice? Bad choice?
Strong points? Weak points?
Good choice? Bad choice?
Strong points? Weak points?
Good choice? Bad choice?
Strong points? Weak points?
Good choice? Bad choice?
Strong Points, Weak Points was written by Terry Scott Taylor & Greg Flesch & Tim Chandler.
Strong Points, Weak Points was produced by Terry Scott Taylor & Daniel Amos.
Daniel Amos released Strong Points, Weak Points on Mon Sep 15 1986.