Verse 1
It snuck upon you,
Like a thief slinking in the night.
Stealing thoughts and memories,
As I took the keys and your right to drive.
Verse 2
Now as your sun fades,
Clouds of darkness covering your land.
We hold our hands together,
The past, a house built upon the sand.
And then
Chorus
Without warning,
A light flickers in your eyes.
Flashes of memories,
Saying the old you’s still alive and well inside.
Autumn leaves rising up,
Reattaching on the tree.
My tears are falling
Because you still remember me.
And I know, you forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
Verse 3
When you’re away,
Where is it that you go?
Do you remember,
All the people that you know.
Verse 4
How does something familiar start,
Like words that you used to sing.
And that stolen recall bell,
Can swing again and ring.
(Chorus)
Without warning,
A light flickers in your eyes.
Flashes of memories,
Saying the old you’s still alive and well inside.
Autumn leaves rising up,
Reattaching on the tree.
My tears are falling
Because you still remember me.
And I know, you forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
Verse 5
It can take your memories
But won’t steal those of you from mine
That wretched memory thief
Swiping snapshots of life… one at a time.
Bridge
So as you wander on,
in the fields of lost thought.
In a weave of webs where your old memories get caught.
Forget-me-nots, will always be my guide
Back to your mind's garden, where my love lies
Until your mind starts dancing
(Chorus)
Without warning.
That light flickers in your eyes.
Flashes of memories,
Saying the old you’s still alive and well inside.
Autumn leaves rising up,
Reattaching on the tree.
My tears are falling
Because you still remember me.
And I know, you forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
Verse 1:
Grinding down a winding road, ghost smoke in a heavy fog
Engine growls, sits a tortured soul who cranks that V-Twin hog
Both wheels claw at the asphalt's grip, rushing wind blows back his hair
Lives his time like Satan’s son, so godless he don’t care
Verse 2:
Crash like thunder, twist of fate, his life skids to an end
Death's sudden grip, it snatches him, like that twisted highway bend
Unaware, he keeps on ridin', strange shadows all around
With the devil's horde, they ride as one, in the ethereal underground
Chorus:
Dark riders, dark riders
Roaring across the sky
Oh, dark riders. Can’t you hear those fateful cries
Wise up dark rider. The truth will set you free
Dark riders, dark riders. Forever saddled to the devil’s steed
For doing the dirty deeds
Yeah
Verse 3:
He looks around, his surroundings strange, phantoms jerkin’ in a wicked dance
His soul should know the truth by now, but denial’s fixed its stance
Burning eyes of crimson fire, screams echo through the night
New patched member of their cursed crew, doesn't know he needs to fight
Verse 4:
They rip through the darkness leathery shroud, a legion smokin’ in a sulfur rain
Each damned soul aboard this midnight ride, forever reelin’ in wicked pain
He swerves his beast to break away from them, his destiny quite clear
They lasso him with their chains of death, laughin’ at his wide-eyed fear
Chorus:
Dark riders, dark riders
Roaring across the sky
Oh, dark riders. Can’t you hear those fateful cries
Wise up dark rider. The truth will set you free
Dark riders, dark riders. Forever saddled to the devil’s steed
For doing the dirty deeds
Yeah
Bridge:
On a forsaken road bridging life and death, he now forever roams
An outlaw branded by the devil's iron, and never coming home
So when the lightning strikes, better watch you six,
or dark riders’ll snatch your soul
Final Chorus:
Dark riders, dark riders
Roaring across the sky
Oh, dark riders. Can’t you hear those fateful cries
Wise up dark rider. The truth will set you free
Dark riders, dark riders. Forever saddled to the devil’s steed
For doing the dirty deeds
Yeah
Verse 1
It snuck upon you,
Like a thief slinking in the night.
Stealing thoughts and memories,
As I took the keys and your right to drive.
Verse 2
Now as your sun fades,
Clouds of darkness covering your land.
We hold our hands together,
The past, a house built upon the sand.
And then
Chorus
Without warning,
A light flickers in your eyes.
Flashes of memories,
Saying the old you’s still alive and well inside.
Autumn leaves rising up,
Reattaching on the tree.
My tears are falling
Because you still remember me.
And I know, you forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
Verse 3
When you’re away,
Where is it that you go?
Do you remember,
All the people that you know.
Verse 4
How does something familiar start,
Like words that you used to sing.
And that stolen recall bell,
Can swing again and ring.
(Chorus)
Without warning,
A light flickers in your eyes.
Flashes of memories,
Saying the old you’s still alive and well inside.
Autumn leaves rising up,
Reattaching on the tree.
My tears are falling
Because you still remember me.
And I know, you forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
Verse 5
It can take your memories
But won’t steal those of you from mine
That wretched memory thief
Swiping snapshots of life… one at a time.
Bridge
So as you wander on,
in the fields of lost thought.
In a weave of webs where your old memories get caught.
Forget-me-nots, will always be my guide
Back to your mind's garden, where my love lies
Until your mind starts dancing
(Chorus)
Without warning.
That light flickers in your eyes.
Flashes of memories,
Saying the old you’s still alive and well inside.
Autumn leaves rising up,
Reattaching on the tree.
My tears are falling
Because you still remember me.
And I know, you forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
Verse 1:
Grinding down a winding road, ghost smoke in a heavy fog
Engine growls, sits a tortured soul who cranks that V-Twin hog
Both wheels claw at the asphalt's grip, rushing wind blows back his hair
Lives his time like Satan’s son, so godless he don’t care
Verse 2:
Crash like thunder, twist of fate, his life skids to an end
Death's sudden grip, it snatches him, like that twisted highway bend
Unaware, he keeps on ridin', strange shadows all around
With the devil's horde, they ride as one, in the ethereal underground
Chorus:
Dark riders, dark riders
Roaring across the sky
Oh, dark riders. Can’t you hear those fateful cries
Wise up dark rider. The truth will set you free
Dark riders, dark riders. Forever saddled to the devil’s steed
For doing the dirty deeds
Yeah
Verse 3:
He looks around, his surroundings strange, phantoms jerkin’ in a wicked dance
His soul should know the truth by now, but denial’s fixed its stance
Burning eyes of crimson fire, screams echo through the night
New patched member of their cursed crew, doesn't know he needs to fight
Verse 4:
They rip through the darkness leathery shroud, a legion smokin’ in a sulfur rain
Each damned soul aboard this midnight ride, forever reelin’ in wicked pain
He swerves his beast to break away from them, his destiny quite clear
They lasso him with their chains of death, laughin’ at his wide-eyed fear
Chorus:
Dark riders, dark riders
Roaring across the sky
Oh, dark riders. Can’t you hear those fateful cries
Wise up dark rider. The truth will set you free
Dark riders, dark riders. Forever saddled to the devil’s steed
For doing the dirty deeds
Yeah
Bridge:
On a forsaken road bridging life and death, he now forever roams
An outlaw branded by the devil's iron, and never coming home
So when the lightning strikes, better watch you six,
or dark riders’ll snatch your soul
Final Chorus:
Dark riders, dark riders
Roaring across the sky
Oh, dark riders. Can’t you hear those fateful cries
Wise up dark rider. The truth will set you free
Dark riders, dark riders. Forever saddled to the devil’s steed
For doing the dirty deeds
Yeah
When the road you're on feels all damn wrong
But you've gone too far just to turn yourself around
So you take what's left yet it’s still not right for you
Now you're lost. You try to think. With your heart. What to do
Question your emotional sense of direction
It's the same highway stretch
You've been on once again
Go too slow, too fast. Toward an unknown destination
And you're afraid to take a chance. Or get lost. From yourself
To be alone with just you and your reflection
Let’s take a long hard look
In the mirror at who you are
At the me that you've become
What the world sees in you
Do you even know yourself
And trust you like I do
Chorus:
I've been here and I've been there
Not as your heart but as your head
The way it was when I once lead
Before you ignored me
Take your hands off the wheel
I know exactly how you feel
Let go I'll set you free
You and me to become
The me you want to be
Who you want them to see
Back to you and me
Back when me was you
Back when me was you
Back when me was you
So, this time it’s for real
Against all that you feel
It's not what I think
What I know
I know how
Don't second guess
Let's do what's best
Do you still trust me?
Oh can I break free?
Be who I want to be?
What's my destiny?
Am I that strong?
Could I be wrong?
Part from your propped up pride
Fly from the falling flock
Pull back from the pack
Take your old life back
Trust in yourself
Make your own luck
Be a lone wolf
Your goddamn own wolf
Even if you cry with a lonely moon
Because
I've been here and I've been there
Not as your heart but as your head
The way it was when I once lead
Before you ignored me
Take your hands off the wheel
I know exactly how you feel
Let's go I'll set you free
You and me, to become
The me you want to be
Who you want to be
Back to you and me
Back when me was you
Just one of us, not two
When me was you
Like when me was you
When me was you
When me was you
When me was you
Back when me was you
Back when you were you
Hey Grandpop, it’s me your boy
Thought I would just check in
Sittin' in our fishin' boat
Words all caught in my throat
Cuz I'm no longer ‘bout drinking and sin
There ain't no telephones to you
Don’t know if my call will even get through
Figured I’d try this little prayer
Cuz I’m lost down here
And I'm so scared
And I’m wondering
Chorus:
How big is God’s tacklebox
What pound test line you usin' up there
Are you fishin' in heavenly ponds, with the man upstairs
Is there a God All Mighty wide-mouth bass
Does the good biting never end
Most important, Grandpop
Will he let me see you again
Maybe you can tell him
I still ain’t had one sip of booze
Burn of the dragon I was quick to lose
Trying to keep a promise that I said to you
As I face all my fears
No thought of speed, just reckless cheer
In the moment you died and disappeared
Our crash, the cause, was crystal clear
Because of me, you're no longer here
And I'm wondering
(Chorus)
In the funeral parking lot, I stood alone
Dad was the first to cast a stone
Screaming at the top of his lungs
What the hell are you doin' here
See, they know, I’d had the whole bottle,
When I cranked down on that throttle
I’d had more than a couple of beers.
Well maybe I could cut him a deal
I could live straight and live right
Maybe good old Saint Peter
He'll take me to the light
And then we'd both know
(Chorus)
My one and only friend
Yeah
I hope I see you again
I was preaching in a church, didn’t get that frantic call.
Behind a pulpit, my convictions, so righteous standing tall.
Done with the junk, time served for the past.
Parole board and even me, crossing fingers it could last.
I swear to you.
That life of runnin’ and gunnin’ was in my rearview mirror,
Road to redemption looking nearer.
But my ex-old lady’d phoned me up needing urgent help,
God forgive me I wasn’t there, see man, I was busy saving myself.
She’s now dead, forever gone.
Bad men I once rode with, they did her ohhh so wrong. Yeah.
Temptation’s kicking at my knees.
Sure as Hell, I’ll never turn the other cheek.
Oh God above, help me please.
Aw fxxx it.
(Chorus)
Cuz I’m an outlaw.
Come Hell or high water,
Never want to see that self again.
In a bone yard dead and buried,
But lifted by the grace of heaven’s hand.
Left the life of a sinner…Hell, I was the devil, man.
I sought forgiveness.
Now I am judgement.
Watch out.
I’m a goddamned preacher man.
Did a dose of Thirteen, I one-kicked my iron horse.
Where they’d be hiding, well shit. That I knew of course.
Through leather cuts, palms and pits profuse with sweat,
Old club colors and dew rag wet.
Pony tail flying in the wind,
This one percenter high-throttling back to a life of sin.
Yeah.
My resolve was firm,
Hands on ape hangers couldn’t be higher.
I had come so far for His truth,
But drivin’ back to Hell beyond my tires.
I didn’t have to ride my Fat Boy too far,
Found them drunk laughing in a shit town bar.
Did what I was aiming to do,
Pulled both pistols, dropped one then two.
Why’d I do it?
(Chorus)
I stepped up where wounded they both lay,
Didn’t know exactly what to say.
They begged and began to pray.
Sorry boys. I’m not that man today.
You see what you took from me,
Was my ex-old lady and Calvary tree.
I’d dropped my hog and guns for the good book,
Hung my helmet on a hook.
And I’m afraid you have to pay.
Aces and eights now where you lay.
A back door gunner doing his sweep.
You knew I’d play for keeps.
(Chorus)
I see I’d sealed my fate,
Bought fire and brimstone sold the pearly gates.
Hell and high water rose to me,
Back to the OMG, no longer free.
Cuz I’m an outlaw and a devil,
A dirty rotten fella.
Just killed and buried me a preacher man.
Goddamn.
My folks they hate my girlfriend
Sayin' she’ll never be family
Serves her free time in jail
Gets all of her mail
Sent to the penitentiary
Her neck and arms are full
Of battle scars and tattoos
Knuckles inked with another man’s name
She never says what she's been through
But I love her just the same
Chorus:
She sees me
She gets me
Makes me laugh like I never laughed so hard
She’s got a long snaggletooth
Her hairs not brushed
Her ass, big as a double wide
She’s got a knockout punch
Pees on a stump
Illegal carry’s a .45
But
She sees me
She gets me
Makes me gushy when she's by my side
We're at a bar one night toasting her release
Tempting fate but not the police
A dark stranger struts in
Bellies up for a drink
Says some shit and sends mean eye-stink
I try to pay him no mind
But soon he's crossed a line
I'm getting ready to throw down hands
I'm scared as hell, my fear he can smell
But for my snaggletooth love, I'll take a stand
(Chorus)
He laughed aloud
Threw his drink way back
Held his smile and then gave me a wink
Said his name was right there inked on her shaking hand
I was talking to her ex named “Dink”
I turned my head in a whirl
Saw a scared look on my girl
Choking back a lifetime of tears
She said I had no chance against him
He'll tear me limb from limb
Then she whispered these words to me
(Modified Chorus)
You see me
Defend me
Make me laugh like I never laughed so hard
I got a long snaggletooth
My hairs not brushed
My ass, big as a double wide
I got a knockout punch
Pee on a stump
Illegal carry’s a .45
But step away my love
Or I'll give you a shove
I do best on the inside
She reached behind her back
Squeezed up the trigger slack
I watched him fall back in a poof of pink
I saw the barrel smoke
He dropped his Crown and coke
And that was the end of Dink
So now I see her
She sees me
We laugh like we never laughed so hard
She loves me
I love her
And forty to life don't seem that far
She’s got a long snaggletooth
Her hairs not brushed
Her ass, big as a double wide
She’s got a knockout punch
Pees on a stump
Unlawful carry’s a .45
But
She still sees me
I ain't never been fishing
Never even shot a gun
Don't have a Yeti
But just like you
My neck get's red from the sun
Don't have a green tractor
Don't even own a truck
So you can say I'm not country
But I don't give a buck
Chorus
Cuz I wear cowboy boots
Love shady trees
Live my life like you, fast and free
I have the flag in my heart
Wear it on my sleeve
I just live in the concrete country
Yeah, I live in the concrete country
Your silver grain silo
Is my city office space
Your 4-wheel ATV's are
My subway rat race
Kegs in a timber are
My martini bar drinks
And your milk cow stalls
Are my skateboard rinks
(Chorus)
Don’t chew tobacco or know how it's spat
I had a dog once, just bought a hairless cat
I may not walk beans or bow hunt game
But if you're heart is country, ain't we kinfolk just the same
And if you say I'm not country unless I can call a duck
Two-step your ass on home, cuz' I don't give a buck
(Chorus)
Verse 1
It snuck upon you,
Like a thief slinking in the night.
Stealing thoughts and memories,
As I took the keys and your right to drive.
Verse 2
Now as your sun fades,
Clouds of darkness covering your land.
We hold our hands together,
The past, a house built upon the sand.
And then
Chorus
Without warning,
A light flickers in your eyes.
Flashes of memories,
Saying the old you’s still alive and well inside.
Autumn leaves rising up,
Reattaching on the tree.
My tears are falling
Because you still remember me.
And I know, you forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
Verse 3
When you’re away,
Where is it that you go?
Do you remember,
All the people that you know.
Verse 4
How does something familiar start,
Like words that you used to sing.
And that stolen recall bell,
Can swing again and ring.
(Chorus)
Without warning,
A light flickers in your eyes.
Flashes of memories,
Saying the old you’s still alive and well inside.
Autumn leaves rising up,
Reattaching on the tree.
My tears are falling
Because you still remember me.
And I know, you forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
Verse 5
It can take your memories
But won’t steal those of you from mine
That wretched memory thief
Swiping snapshots of life… one at a time.
Bridge
So as you wander on,
in the fields of lost thought.
In a weave of webs where your old memories get caught.
Forget-me-nots, will always be my guide
Back to your mind's garden, where my love lies
Until your mind starts dancing
(Chorus)
Without warning.
That light flickers in your eyes.
Flashes of memories,
Saying the old you’s still alive and well inside.
Autumn leaves rising up,
Reattaching on the tree.
My tears are falling
Because you still remember me.
And I know, you forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
You forget me not.
Verse 1:
Grinding down a winding road, ghost smoke in a heavy fog
Engine growls, sits a tortured soul who cranks that V-Twin hog
Both wheels claw at the asphalt's grip, rushing wind blows back his hair
Lives his time like Satan’s son, so godless he don’t care
Verse 2:
Crash like thunder, twist of fate, his life skids to an end
Death's sudden grip, it snatches him, like that twisted highway bend
Unaware, he keeps on ridin', strange shadows all around
With the devil's horde, they ride as one, in the ethereal underground
Chorus:
Dark riders, dark riders
Roaring across the sky
Oh, dark riders. Can’t you hear those fateful cries
Wise up dark rider. The truth will set you free
Dark riders, dark riders. Forever saddled to the devil’s steed
For doing the dirty deeds
Yeah
Verse 3:
He looks around, his surroundings strange, phantoms jerkin’ in a wicked dance
His soul should know the truth by now, but denial’s fixed its stance
Burning eyes of crimson fire, screams echo through the night
New patched member of their cursed crew, doesn't know he needs to fight
Verse 4:
They rip through the darkness leathery shroud, a legion smokin’ in a sulfur rain
Each damned soul aboard this midnight ride, forever reelin’ in wicked pain
He swerves his beast to break away from them, his destiny quite clear
They lasso him with their chains of death, laughin’ at his wide-eyed fear
Chorus:
Dark riders, dark riders
Roaring across the sky
Oh, dark riders. Can’t you hear those fateful cries
Wise up dark rider. The truth will set you free
Dark riders, dark riders. Forever saddled to the devil’s steed
For doing the dirty deeds
Yeah
Bridge:
On a forsaken road bridging life and death, he now forever roams
An outlaw branded by the devil's iron, and never coming home
So when the lightning strikes, better watch you six,
or dark riders’ll snatch your soul
Final Chorus:
Dark riders, dark riders
Roaring across the sky
Oh, dark riders. Can’t you hear those fateful cries
Wise up dark rider. The truth will set you free
Dark riders, dark riders. Forever saddled to the devil’s steed
For doing the dirty deeds
Yeah
When the road you're on feels all damn wrong
But you've gone too far just to turn yourself around
So you take what's left yet it’s still not right for you
Now you're lost. You try to think. With your heart. What to do
Question your emotional sense of direction
It's the same highway stretch
You've been on once again
Go too slow, too fast. Toward an unknown destination
And you're afraid to take a chance. Or get lost. From yourself
To be alone with just you and your reflection
Let’s take a long hard look
In the mirror at who you are
At the me that you've become
What the world sees in you
Do you even know yourself
And trust you like I do
Chorus:
I've been here and I've been there
Not as your heart but as your head
The way it was when I once lead
Before you ignored me
Take your hands off the wheel
I know exactly how you feel
Let go I'll set you free
You and me to become
The me you want to be
Who you want them to see
Back to you and me
Back when me was you
Back when me was you
Back when me was you
So, this time it’s for real
Against all that you feel
It's not what I think
What I know
I know how
Don't second guess
Let's do what's best
Do you still trust me?
Oh can I break free?
Be who I want to be?
What's my destiny?
Am I that strong?
Could I be wrong?
Part from your propped up pride
Fly from the falling flock
Pull back from the pack
Take your old life back
Trust in yourself
Make your own luck
Be a lone wolf
Your goddamn own wolf
Even if you cry with a lonely moon
Because
I've been here and I've been there
Not as your heart but as your head
The way it was when I once lead
Before you ignored me
Take your hands off the wheel
I know exactly how you feel
Let's go I'll set you free
You and me, to become
The me you want to be
Who you want to be
Back to you and me
Back when me was you
Just one of us, not two
When me was you
Like when me was you
When me was you
When me was you
When me was you
Back when me was you
Back when you were you
Hey Grandpop, it’s me your boy
Thought I would just check in
Sittin' in our fishin' boat
Words all caught in my throat
Cuz I'm no longer ‘bout drinking and sin
There ain't no telephones to you
Don’t know if my call will even get through
Figured I’d try this little prayer
Cuz I’m lost down here
And I'm so scared
And I’m wondering
Chorus:
How big is God’s tacklebox
What pound test line you usin' up there
Are you fishin' in heavenly ponds, with the man upstairs
Is there a God All Mighty wide-mouth bass
Does the good biting never end
Most important, Grandpop
Will he let me see you again
Maybe you can tell him
I still ain’t had one sip of booze
Burn of the dragon I was quick to lose
Trying to keep a promise that I said to you
As I face all my fears
No thought of speed, just reckless cheer
In the moment you died and disappeared
Our crash, the cause, was crystal clear
Because of me, you're no longer here
And I'm wondering
(Chorus)
In the funeral parking lot, I stood alone
Dad was the first to cast a stone
Screaming at the top of his lungs
What the hell are you doin' here
See, they know, I’d had the whole bottle,
When I cranked down on that throttle
I’d had more than a couple of beers.
Well maybe I could cut him a deal
I could live straight and live right
Maybe good old Saint Peter
He'll take me to the light
And then we'd both know
(Chorus)
My one and only friend
Yeah
I hope I see you again
I was preaching in a church, didn’t get that frantic call.
Behind a pulpit, my convictions, so righteous standing tall.
Done with the junk, time served for the past.
Parole board and even me, crossing fingers it could last.
I swear to you.
That life of runnin’ and gunnin’ was in my rearview mirror,
Road to redemption looking nearer.
But my ex-old lady’d phoned me up needing urgent help,
God forgive me I wasn’t there, see man, I was busy saving myself.
She’s now dead, forever gone.
Bad men I once rode with, they did her ohhh so wrong. Yeah.
Temptation’s kicking at my knees.
Sure as Hell, I’ll never turn the other cheek.
Oh God above, help me please.
Aw fxxx it.
(Chorus)
Cuz I’m an outlaw.
Come Hell or high water,
Never want to see that self again.
In a bone yard dead and buried,
But lifted by the grace of heaven’s hand.
Left the life of a sinner…Hell, I was the devil, man.
I sought forgiveness.
Now I am judgement.
Watch out.
I’m a goddamned preacher man.
Did a dose of Thirteen, I one-kicked my iron horse.
Where they’d be hiding, well shit. That I knew of course.
Through leather cuts, palms and pits profuse with sweat,
Old club colors and dew rag wet.
Pony tail flying in the wind,
This one percenter high-throttling back to a life of sin.
Yeah.
My resolve was firm,
Hands on ape hangers couldn’t be higher.
I had come so far for His truth,
But drivin’ back to Hell beyond my tires.
I didn’t have to ride my Fat Boy too far,
Found them drunk laughing in a shit town bar.
Did what I was aiming to do,
Pulled both pistols, dropped one then two.
Why’d I do it?
(Chorus)
I stepped up where wounded they both lay,
Didn’t know exactly what to say.
They begged and began to pray.
Sorry boys. I’m not that man today.
You see what you took from me,
Was my ex-old lady and Calvary tree.
I’d dropped my hog and guns for the good book,
Hung my helmet on a hook.
And I’m afraid you have to pay.
Aces and eights now where you lay.
A back door gunner doing his sweep.
You knew I’d play for keeps.
(Chorus)
I see I’d sealed my fate,
Bought fire and brimstone sold the pearly gates.
Hell and high water rose to me,
Back to the OMG, no longer free.
Cuz I’m an outlaw and a devil,
A dirty rotten fella.
Just killed and buried me a preacher man.
Goddamn.
Dark Country rock specialty writer; Best Selling Horror and Dark Fiction Author. I find the overlap of darkness and dread between my lyrics and novels create a fresh approach to what I call "Throat Kick" Country. Formerly a ghost writer of lyrics used by a popular country artist.
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Living in one of the safest towns in America, J.T. Patten's story lines are anything but safe. An Amazon #1 best seller across over eight categories in Horror, Thriller, and Suspense, his dark fiction novels and novellas have received MUST READ praise and five-star ratings from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookList, Reedsy, and more. He is an active member of the Horror Writers Association, International Thriller Writers, and Nashville Song Writers Association. His initial best-selling works have gained acclaim for their "blacker than black"
ooding narrative that illuminate the blurred lines in life and twist traditional tropes on their head. A former intelligence professional and special mission advisor, he has seen the best and worst of humanity; an inescapable reality of light, darkness, and all things grey that find their way to his pages.
He has a degree in Foreign Language, a Masters in Strategic Intelligence, graduate studies in Counter Terrorism from the University of St. Andrews.