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Who We Are

by Mox & J.

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This could be it It's so different This could be our time This might be it So let's admit How it feels so divine I don't know how to walk this world alone But I can see my dreams being reborn I choose to roam this life with you Personal history coming to view I know we can't control when it's our time to go This is a final bow at the end of the show The fantasy Of you and me Breathes life Into my role The music lives And we forgive What we cannot Control Just could it be We live off the New royalty Of tortured art From worlds apart The new jumpstart We need Keep wishing What I sing Might bring A breakaway Daydreaming This teaming Is about our hell to pay Moxie: We traveled through hell Came to the fork in the road And when we lost all hope We went where no one else would go Two worlds collide We standing side by side I got that twinkle in my eye cuz I know it’s finally time I’m filled with pride No need to step aside We blastin through the doors it’s not a secret we’ve arrived Time after time You know we tried and tried You mighta left us for dead we aint survive we thrived now dreamin of the nights when we make the world our stage the dues have been paid the foundation been layed we got so much to say I might just charge it to the game You gonna see our face You gonna feel our rage We comin to your place To lay it all to waste Thinkin back about the days We couldn’t pay you all to play it But now you’ve been replaced We been released up out this cage Its like we creepin through the haze You got nowhere you can feel safe You can run for days and days There aint no way you can be saved Cuz we took the leap of faith And now the industry been changed I got a mind deranged She got a voice for fame We taken down the game Like we a bomb upon a plane what This could be This could be This could be our time
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Full Blown 03:33
Verse 1: Yo, somebody pass the lighter Mitchel about to set this fat chick on fire Hangin from the high wire of this life, no net to catch me if I decide to take flight Gotta set my sights higher than those children’s flying kites Or peddle faster toward the finish line than roid rage Lance’s Tour De France bike I’m taking the hike toward the white light faster than your pastor working your 6 year old little brother Psych Why must I write such goofy ass rhymes Cuz they’re the only way I can draw attention to the plight of the white tiny dicked knight in shining armour Lyrically I’ll most certainly fuckin harm I’ll disarm ya And abuse u worse then your catholic teacher when she told ya to stay after school and none of your friends warned ya So go ahead and jump off that 10 story building and laugh cuz you just hit the concrete and went splat (haha) Chorus You don’t want to see me break You don’t know the risks I’ll take To go Full blown You know you can’t tell a lie And I know I can’t justify Risqué Fore play Overdue Debut Fuck you Bid adieu Verse 2: You don’t need to deal with this pain Grab the blade, slice, cut open a couple of veins Go ahead and express all the pent up rage This is life’s biggest stage, end it any way that you may You don’t wanna hear you parents bitchen bout ur music anymore do ya You don’t wanna hear your professor’s flippen cuz you reak like booze and the smell is sweatin right thru ya You don’t wanna race the hands of time when you tryin to finish your rhymes but your late cuz you been huffin aerosol since the beginning of time and lost your mind That’s the last time you wanna hear your drunken ass bitch yelling “screw ya” When she’s been out with her friends and actin like she never even fuckin knew ya Take a stand against this messed up world And your fucked up girl Teach em both a lesson And let em know you got to steppin when they enter your room and see you layin on the floor next to the weapon in question Chorus: You don’t want to see me break You don’t know the risks I’ll take To go Full blown You know you can’t tell a lie And I know I can’t justify Risqué Fore play Overdue Debut Fuck you Bid adieu Verse 3: You don’t need to deal with this pain Grab the blade, slice, cut open a couple veins Go ahead and express all the pent up rage This is life’s biggest stage, end it any way that you may Do yourself a favor and pull the rabbit out the hat Cut up that line and get messed up snortin that crack Do any street drugs that trip your trigger Slap Moxie if you think he’s some sort of confused Slug wanna be whigger Steal from children Shoot random animals in the wilderness Do whatever it is you wanna do when you think about acting a fool Cuz soon you’ll be floatin with the moon cuz you got Taliban style bombs strapped to your shoes and you’ve decided its time to say your goodbyes with a loud mother fucking BOOOOOOMMMM So go ahead and take the dive if you want to jump into the pool with concrete blocks tied to your shoes Chorus You don’t want to see me break You don’t know the risks I’ll take To go Full blown You know you can’t tell a lie And I know I can’t justify Risqué Fore play Overdue Debut Fuck you Bid adieu
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You & Me 04:14
INTRO: Don't say you're going away My heart can't take another tear Say you are going to stay And be there at my side for years VERSE: You know I was always yours My affection has no cure You're the one that I look to With you my sun will rise Even before I open my eyes I'll be thinking of you My days are better when We both can just pretend No life exists beyond your arms I'm whole when you walk in No matter where you've been Your smile holds all the charm CHORUS: This is my love song to you No question it was meant to be No need to plan what we do As long as it's with you and me VERSE 2: I believe it is destiny To love you endlessly So that’s just what I’ll do Our potion of chemistry Is absolute and heavenly That I could get used to MOX: Saturday mornings We lounging in bed pushin pause on real life Pull the covers up instead Then I’m off to the kitchen It’s breakfast in bed God she left you here for me Girl don’t even pretend Thinkin back to when That day we first met Completely awestruck no words were even said my mind filled up with thoughts of you in my head now we spending all of our days lovin the beautiful mess (Chorus) VERSE: Passionate and breathlessly I plan to love you recklessly It’s the only way that I foresee Can’t temper my intensity Since I found you incredibly It was meant to be you and me MOX: A life without passion A world without dreams Girl none of that’s happened Since the day you saved me love everlasting At home or in the streets Girl I’d walk a thousand miles Just to see you in those jeans And I’m a stand by your side Regardless of the times Put the problems behind And move em along It’s in the middle we’ll meet I can promise you this Cuz I’m a make you weak in those knees When I kiss you on those lips (Chorus) OUTRO: This is my love song I know where I belong It was you and me all along This is my love song I know where I belong Inside your arms so strong
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Master Key 03:04
CHORUS: The truest love story is That your somebody is Someone more to someone else So hold on tightly To that master key And lock the heart you want withheld VERSE 1: J. Don't need a reason to love my game A little breeze and ignite my flame So tired of pleasin' who I became Now you got me thinking twice Don't know I need you Affection on cue I'm through with sacrifice About to breakthrough Don't know what I'll do But I know I've paid the price CHORUS VERSE 2: Mox Read the secret passage Its crystal clear Gotta hold on to that heart after all these years I done put in the work Made you feel like the queen But your heart was somewhere else Or so it seems You plus me That don’t equal 3 But now another person has appeared in our dreams Shoulda said my goodbyes When I had the chance but now I’m feelin stuck like someone tied my hands and my mind’s goin crazy It’s evil thoughts Tryin to push em to the side And move em along But now I don’t trust Every time you gone So I’m snoopin through your phone To see if you brought him along There isn’t any doubt how this story goes I might creep on random spots just to keep you on your toes Cuz you kept a secret Now everybody knows Shoulda locked the master key But now my mind has blown Fuck. BRIDGE: I am the queen bee I hold the master key And I know it's likely You you know what's on my mind I don't want trouble Rise from the rubble Reborn in the struggle Our stars have unaligned VERSE 3.1 (J.) Ain't nothing new about a broken heart Don't have strength for a brand new start Secret locked behind closed gates The keeper of my master key waits VERSE 3.2 (Mox) You held up on my heart strings You pulled em tight But you threw it all away when you left in the night You Made the wrong choice Left with someone else Now i’m buryin the key that unlocked this hell You plus me now that equals none So i’m sayin my goodbyes Bitch we finally done Wont be a second chance Yeah i’m burning this place Now it’s on to the next yeah you been replaced ha CHORUS
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Exposed 03:59
This therapy aint workin Less than 60 minutes on purpose I think he only wants my insurance Cuz he cant understand how I’m hurtin Bu he’s digging for the truth that I’m skirtin just makin me feel worthless another insurance reimbursement merchant With the solutions to all that ailes, man he’s certain makin me feel nervous askin God how I was cursed with A soul that’s got me feelin naked like I’m shirtless All I really want in this life is some purpose A couple friends, maybe a fam to go to church with But that aint happened so today I keep on searchin In this stranger’s office, he can help me man he’s certain Steady digging for this truth that I’m skirtin nervous Chorus (Jess) Behind the hard exterior Lies a layer of lifetime fear Pay you to hold the mirror Exposed Only the future knows But it could be bright Everybody got the answers to the pain Everybody got the sun,they say, can erase this rain But my inflicted mind seems to embrace this pain Like how do I function on the days when it’s away Your happiness is your comfort and joy My happiness is under my blankets and hearin the Words of these broken hearted poets Who know its Only a matter of time before its snowin Even though its 80 degree and the sun is golden My mind got me trapped in this blizzard of emotion Cuz there aint now way I can just fuckin get over it! And why the fuck would I have chosen this?! And who the fuck would hope for this? Who would ask for what I’m copin with? You toss labels at me like you know this shit But I’m the only one who’s ownin it Chorus (Jess) Behind the hard exterior Lies a layer of lifetime fear Pay you to hold the mirror Exposed Only the future knows But it could be bright Bridge (Jess): 10 milligrams of this wonder drug Shit might keep you up But eventually you’ll finally feel love Won’t want to pull the covers back up finally be able to feel the warmth of the sun And Don’t worry that we’re coverin it up I’m a therapist, friend, I got the magic touch And don’t worry that we’re coverin it up I’m a therapist, friend, I got the magic touch Chorus (Jess) Behind the hard exterior Lies a layer of lifetime fear Pay you to hold the mirror Exposed Only the future knows But it could be bright
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Who I Am 03:51
No more words can be said You took them all instead I'm still not sorry Looking for inspiration Found it in your invasion Stay away from me Such a powerful emotion Hate, it's my new devotion I'll find away to make it up to him. Pretend to know what's best Love, the modern test The risk I take is my mistake Now mind your business I am not who you think I am I'm trying the best I can The honesty that you claim Hypocrisy and veiled shame I don't hear sorry Forcing me to the edge Further driving in the wedge Seems your plan for us Can't say you know this life Pain, just twist the knife I find comfort in your afterlife I'm not who you think I am I'm trying the best I can You Won't Ever Know My Weakness Cuz Truth Is Not What You are Seeking Moxie: a broken heart And a pack of smokes taken aback at the realization i aint grown nothing but old My eyes bare the soul Of wild seeds that have been sewn But if you l-l-look twice You see I fell off the throne Cracks in my crown But I cope with it well And my eyes yea they swell With pain of a personal hell You took your time sunk the fangs in deep read me like the lines to your favorite poetry had me ready to jump and ask for your hand two names in the sand ready to make these wedding plans me and you till they brought the apocalypse but you just seen a fool as you crossed me off your list was nothing more to you than a musician with tattoos but now who looks the fool? You been exposed like you was nude Aint no way you’ll ever Know about my weakness I flipped the script on you Left you nothin now but speechless I'm not who you think I am I'm trying the best I can
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Fear 02:54
Verse: Jess You won't know The things you do not try You can't go To places you deny I fear the things that aren't like me I fear the places I could be I fear the truth won't set me free I fear I fear the depths of my own soul I fear the pain that it holds I fear the trial of growing old I fear Bang Bang Release the pressure coming at me Bang Bang Unleash the terror planned to see And fear You won't know The things you do not try You can't go To places you deny I fear what lies behind your tone I fear I might be left alone I fear where the wild things roam I fear I fear the time it takes to heal I fear the things you say aren't real I fear the the ways you make me feel I fear Verse: Moxie academic society the educational institution say he’s spillin verbal pollution To the children And abusing his power by refusing To follow the scholars He’s not white collared And his words continue to bother Conservative fathers Who attend PTO meetings to holler they don’t want him counseling their daughters Suburban mothers All up in arms and wantin to sound the alarms Because his arms are covered in art And he don’t look the part And from the start They circle like sharks Because his lyrical content has lit a spark And started a revolution with the art geeks And the gothic freaks And the prom queens hidin cut marks under her sleeves and the entire mother fuckin football team who haven’t seen one defeat on the field but in his office they let down the shield and expose the layers they’ve peeled to reveal open wounds they cant seem to heal cuz there’s no money at home for a hot meal yet still coach doesn’t accept any excuses on the field so its extra drills pushin the dummy on wheels until he feels like there’s no hope so on the 1 hour walk home he goes into the forest and ends the whole fucking show with a shot to the dome Bridge: Jess A nuisance and a bother To the parents of straight A daughters Who’s mothers and fathers Fear the tattoos under his collar Will have a negative influence on their young scholars But while the Debate rages in the principal’s office The young scholar shows off this Journal that documents cuts and nicks On the small of the hip to keep em hid Cant pop the lid and expose the self abuse b/c mom and dad will simply choose to refuse to acknowledge anything less than college so while they keep stallin and refusing therapy the cutting increases in frequency and soon she’ll be fearing the inevitable move from high school to freshman year without the counselor here to process the suicidal thoughts and fears so the debate rages on in the superintendants ears about how HR brought this rapper here to work with their children who could so easily be steered in the wrong direction while in his office he’s teaching self reflection and how to use the lessons from mistakes made each and every day to be a productive citizen on the world stage to take the pen and scribble over the page to find success in your own way and not let the constraints of society or fate remove that smile from your face as you continue on the chase to that place where happiness remains
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I saw you standing there Like you don't care That smile you wear It's just not fair Oh how you do things to me Those things might set me free No apology Is Necessary If you wanna be A part of me tonight You got me like... <scat> My heart be like... <scat> You asked what's my name With perfect game You lit my flame So who can blame If it's all the same I'm going to take you home tonight Tonight we leave behind A world unkind As we unwind And redefine Humankind It's what's on my mind tonight You got me like... <scat> My heart be like... <scat> Mox Verse: Tonight, we like Let’s push em all aside Put the games behind Connect with body and mind It’s one drink at a time We slow and steady Pushin toward the finish line Till we got both of us ready Then we hit the dance floor This night was made for us You’ve been my crush Since I was old enough to feel this love or lust you’ll never forget cuz I’m a make you wanna melt when I whisper on that neck Break: J. Ahh! Take it nice and slow My favorite combo We can feel the flow In the shadows Of our afterglow It'll sound just like... J. Scat Sweetness is calling I might just be falling In love or lust with the rhythm Of our sound You got me like… <scat> This might be the finest game in town My heart be like... <scat> You got me closed down
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Show's Over 03:41
My head just exploded all over the paper on this table Right before I finished writin my fable And my screamin former fans started rushin the stage In a rage Screamin Mox we’re sick of lookin at your bruised up face Fuck your entire race We’re puttin hits out on the entire white population Cuz your rhymes promised a chance at copulation But only increased our instances of lonely masturbation So fuck your entire nation Cuz they usin your shitty rhymes as the main music station For torturing al queda members bein held in captivation Sittin here contemplatin my next step in this hip hop biz Cuz this might be my swan song so enjoy it while it lives Cuz I been pushing this album so hard I feel like I been ridin my own dick Print the headline right now Mox can’t rhyme for shit So he’s reverting back to being the self abusing emo kid Hook: Stick the sword in my lower back Listen to the bones crack Watch this shit pierce through my soul And puncture all 16 of my tats What was that? Its common knowledge this kid overrated in the jeans I been admittin for years Mitchel Paulson been overhyped in your dreams This my apology to the ladies who thought they were in the sack with a fiend But left wondering if Mox isn’t better off living life as a drag queen I’m throwing the hand I been dealt and regaining my champtionship belt Place that bitch around my waist and shove it in your face Cuz Mox got a cult following and your left with no choice but to join the chance Or risk being swept away with every other bitch I’ve left in my wake along the way Youre listening to the one and only classic cassette tape that Mox every gonna present Cuz he’s too broke to record the follow up Cuz these are fucking songsthatmakenocents Hook: Mox, you gotta lose the attitude Go back to being a regular dude Cuz you got bitches so amped up They scheming to put rufies in your booze Let those pills get you in the mood Till you changed to the bed wearing nothing but your shoes And the photograph showing up on the front page of the La Crosse Tribune Fuck it I’ll snatch the photo and send em to my favorite homo Cuz I got gay friends all over the map And it don’t matter shit to Mox if they off hittin it from the back To each his own or so I been told Let me continue searching for the gold Or at least my soul that I sold when I drunk stumbling home in the cold Don’t say you aint been told Until mox makes his Ali like return to the mic I’m shuttin off the lights on this life and comin back as a ghost in the dark of the night To do work on your naked wife cuz I’ve heard the second time’s twice as nice Hook:
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What Now 03:59
This letter is to the better halves we don’t recognize Stormed the weather Fought together Can’t say we didn’t try I’m alone again Even when you’re home my friend Tears roll when you’re not looking So, Dear Me Dear You Dear Us What now (2x) What now What now What now What now What now is our actually Who else am I supposed to be When did this become Where we wasted this life When your soul is aching And your heart is breaking How do you survive Dear Me Dear You Dear Us What Now (2x) What now (4x) Overused unconditional Should have known I’d be invisible Built your dreams while mine died Vacant of physical Hollow reciprocal And now there’s nowhere to hide Dear Me Dear You Dear Us What Now (2x) What now (4x)

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"The Mox & J. Project presents the highly anticipated, eagerly awaited debut album "Who We Are", a vast and expansive undertaking that spans multiple musical genres as it explores the intricacies of the life experience through multiple lenses."

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released August 1, 2016

Co-Written by Mitchel Paulson and Jess Davis
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Ryan Hayes & Chad Atkins
All songs recorded at the Institute of Production and Recording in Minneapolis, MN.
Produced by Anno Domini, except for Fear, produced by Cory Marlow.

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Mox & J. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mox & J. features blues/soul vocalist Jess Davis and rapper Mitchel Paulson (Moxie). After years of success with other acts, the Twin Cities based artists joined forces as Mox & J. creating a unique sound unlike any heard in the industry today. The debut album, "Who We Are", was widely acclaimed as one of the best in 2016. The follow-up, "What We've Become", is slated for a 2019 release. ... more

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