GROOVENICS have tapped into a unique hybrid of sound being heralded by the … Read Full Bio ↴GROOVENICS have tapped into a unique hybrid of sound being heralded by the press as "the future of heavy music as we know it". That's a lot to live up to, but sure enough, on their their self-titled Spitfire debut, they do just that.

Groovenics have created their own very unique and distinctive sound, with guaranteed appeal to fans of such acts as Incubus, Deftones, Mr. Bungle and Papa Roach. Their amazing debut stands proudly as a sonic monument of musical virtuosity, diversity and seamless innovation. Groovenics are equally adept at decimating listeners with a blazing primal fury or lulling them into a melodic groove, with plenty of unexpected detours of musical exploration along the way.

With roots going as far back as 1996, the West Palm Beach, Florida rockers include lead vocalist K*rl Michaels (yes, that's K star RL), guitarists Jim Austin and Matt Swig, bassist Pete Carmichael, drummer Mike McFarland, and synth/electronics wizard Josh Mullenix.

The band's break up Message:
we did in fact break up in sept '03 but i thought it would be cool to throw this up so i have a way of keeping in touch with all you & vice versa. let you know what i'm upto & what some of the other members are doing as well. groovenics was a big part of my life from when mike & i started out in high school up till the end of 2003 (ten fuckin' years good lord!) - so many of you out there i consider friends & family. so raise a drink in honor of ten years of fun, misery, blood, record deals gone wrong, shithead management & some of the best times we ever had. thanks, pete

outta pure curiousity.. anyone else email and thrown in what other bands we played with over the years?
* motley crue (the original fab four)
* the misfits
* suicidal tendencies
* superdrag
* lit
* alice cooper
* the mr. t experience
* the groovy ghoulies
* new found glory
* limp bizkit opened for us, haha - ouch
* poison the well
* less then jake
* h2o
* marky ramone
* dog fashion disco
* butch walker
* nonpoint
* further seems forever
* mudvayne
* jack off jill
* the know how
* the biggest band in the world.. gargamel!
* yngvie malmstein & grim reaper (yes, i said grim reaper)
* sprung monkey (definetly a proud bookmark in our history)
* vanilla ice threatened us

* anyone else got any other good ones i'm missing? i know there's a 100 ska bands i'm missing here..

groovenics were also featured on the flagship game for x-box's "project gotham" with the song "teach me". they've yet to call for the x-box 360* but they will... what's the matter x-box? can't call somebody back? one night over and that's it? suddenly your phone goes straight to the answering machine?
"teach me" is also heard every friday on real radio 94.3's the love doctors as a rejoiner. a small but personal goal as a kid and very cool to hear still going.

SO WHAT'S NEW?! for more info on pete & mike's band "the sloppy high-fives" go to www.myspace.com/thesloppyhighfives... jim austin is singing for a new band called "borealis"... you can get info on matt swig's photography & getting photos done by simply looking under our friend list & clickin' away on it... josh mullenix still dj's (dj joshua atom) weekly over at kashmir in lake worth.. i don't know where the hell everyone else but we're all over the place so keep your ear to the tracks for what's goin' on folks... i think our merch guy juiceman is the only one who ended up with a real job!

The singer of Groovenics now sings for Suicide City: http://www.last.fm/music/Suicide+City

Shiver
Groovenics Lyrics

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Shiver
Look at me look in me
Send your trance up and down my spine
Read my thoughts feel my soul
Make your inner essence mine
Lick my back bite my neck
Use your teeth just for fun
Clench me now inside you

Feel us as we become one

You make me you make me you make me shiver when you
You make me you make me you make me shiver
You make me you make me you make me shiver when you
You make me you make me you make me shiver when you
Drown

Its calm now you breathe slow
Make sure that IM at peace
I sense you moving slow
I hold you as we sleep
Grip my hand our legs hug
Lying as still as we
You smile eyes open our body and our minds are

You make me you make me you make me shiver when you
You make me you make me you make me shiver
You make me you make me you make me shiver when you
You make me you make me you make me shiver when you
Drown

Grab my hand hold me tight
Bite my neck and then touch me right

Squeeze me till I can not breathe
Hold me tight so I will never leave

Overall Meaning

The song "Shiver" by Groovenics is an intimate and sensual portrayal of two people coming together both physically and emotionally. The lyrics invite the listener to look and feel deeply into the singer's being, and to become one with them through intense physical and emotional connection. The first verse describes the desire to be seen and understood by the other person, to have their thoughts and soul read and to be united with them on a deeper level. The second verse suggests a moment of calm after intense physical intimacy, where the singer is reassured by the other person's presence, holding them close and feeling at peace. The chorus repeats the idea that the other person makes the singer shiver with pleasure, both in a physical and emotional sense, and that they feel entirely consumed by the intensity of the shared experience.

The song is a powerful exploration of human connection, expressing the desire for another person to intimately know and accept every part of oneself, both physically and emotionally. The use of biting, squeezing and clenching in the lyrics implies an intensity of feeling that creates a strong physical sensation of shivering, which can be both pleasurable and overwhelming. The repeated phrase "when you drown" suggests that this intense experience of connection and pleasure can also be almost suffocating, with the other person overwhelming the singer's senses entirely.

Overall, the song "Shiver" combines sensual and intimate lyrics with a powerful emotional intensity, capturing the feeling of being completely consumed by another person's presence and the intensity of shared pleasure.

Line by Line Meaning

Look at me look in me
Direct your gaze towards me and peer within my being

Send your trance up and down my spine
Transmit your hypnotic energy throughout my entire body

Read my thoughts feel my soul
Comprehend my mental processes and experience my innermost essence

Make your inner essence mine
Transfer your personal core to me

Lick my back bite my neck
Use your tongue to touch my spine and use your teeth to puncture my neck

Use your teeth just for fun
Employ your teeth for the sake of pleasure

Clench me now inside you
Grasp me tightly while I'm within you

Feel us as we become one
Perceive the sensation of unity as we merge together

You make me you make me you make me shiver when you
Your actions provoke an intense physical response in me

Drown
Become lost in the moment, completely immersed in the experience

Its calm now you breathe slow
The situation is now peaceful and you're inhaling and exhaling slowly