Timothy Ray "Tim" Rushlow (born October 6, 1966) is an American country mus… Read Full Bio ↴Timothy Ray "Tim" Rushlow (born October 6, 1966) is an American country music artist. Between 1991 and 1997, Rushlow was co-lead vocalist of the country music band Little Texas, which recorded four albums and a Greatest Hits package, in addition to charting more than fifteen singles on the Billboard country singles charts during Rushlow's tenure as lead vocalist.

After Little Texas disbanded in 1997, Rushlow began a solo career. His first recording was the musical track "Totally Committed" on comedian Jeff Foxworthy's 1998 album of the same name. Two years later, Rushlow signed to Atlantic Records, recording one album and charting a Top Ten single on the country charts titled "She Misses Him". When Atlantic closed its country division in 2001, Rushlow formed a six-piece band called Rushlow, which charted two singles and recorded one album for Lyric Street Records in 2003.

Rushlow and his cousin Doni Harris (a former member of Rushlow) founded the country music duo Rushlow Harris in 2006. This duo charted two singles on the country charts that year.

I Live
Tim Rushlow Lyrics

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Like a song that has no words
My life was incomplete I was out there all alone
Til the moment you found me
You're the beat inside my heart
You're the fire in my soul
Do you know what you mean to me

As long as you breathe, I love

All that I need you give
All that I want is in your heart
I don't need the sun to shine
You light up this life of mine
With your smile, your touch, your kiss
As long as you breathe, I live

I never knew that love
Could ever be like this
I never realized
All that I had missed
You're the hope that I had lost
You're the strength I never knew
Do you know how much I need you

As long as you breathe, I love
All that I need you give
All that I want is in your heart
I don't need the sun to shine
You light up this life of mine
With your smile, your touch, your kiss
As long as you breathe, I live

You're the beat inside my heart
You're the fire in my soul
Do you know what you mean to me

As long as you breathe, I love
All that I need you give
All that I want is in your heart
I don't need the sun to shine
You light up this life of mine
With your smile, your touch, your kiss
As long as you breathe, I live

As long as you breathe, you're all that I need
As long as you breathe, I live, I live

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Tim Rushlow's song "I Live" express a deep sense of gratitude and adoration towards a significant other who has brought meaning and completeness to the singer's life. The initial comparison to "a song that has no words" sets the tone for the singer's feeling of incompleteness prior to finding the one they love, suggesting that love has given meaning and lyrics to their life. The emphasis on the lover being "the beat inside [the singer's] heart" and "the fire in [their] soul" further cement this idea, showcasing the all-encompassing nature of the love the singer feels.

The refrain, "As long as you breathe, I love / All that I need you give / All that I want is in your heart / I don't need the sun to shine / You light up this life of mine / With your smile, your touch, your kiss / As long as you breathe, I live," echoes the song's central message of the lover being the source of the singer's joy and fulfillment. The repeated phrase "as long as you breathe" further emphasizes the singer's deep reliance on their significant other in order to feel alive and complete.

Line by Line Meaning

Like a song that has no words
My life used to be incomplete, like a song without lyrics

My life was incomplete I was out there all alone
I felt alone and lacked fulfillment in my life

Til the moment you found me
But then you came into my life and changed everything

You're the beat inside my heart
You are the rhythm that keeps my heart pumping

You're the fire in my soul
You bring passion and energy to my life

Do you know what you mean to me
I don't think you fully understand how much you mean to me

As long as you breathe, I love
As long as you are alive, I will love you

All that I need you give
You give me everything I need to be happy and fulfilled

All that I want is in your heart
You have everything I could ever want in a partner

I don't need the sun to shine
Even if there is darkness around us, your love lights up my life

You light up this life of mine
You bring brightness and joy to my life

With your smile, your touch, your kiss
Your simple actions make my life feel complete

As long as you breathe, I live
I can only truly live while you are alive and with me

I never knew that love
I didn't realize that love could be so powerful and fulfilling

Could ever be like this
I didn't know that love could transform my life so much

I never realized
I didn't understand what I was missing until I met you

All that I had missed
I see now that I was missing so much love and happiness before I met you

You're the hope that I had lost
You gave me hope when I didn't have any left

You're the strength I never knew
You gave me strength to face anything that comes my way

As long as you breathe, you're all that I need
You are the only thing I need to be happy and fulfilled

I live, I live
I am truly alive and thriving because of your love

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DAVID MALLOY, FRANK JOSEPH MYERS, GARY BAKER, SWEAR BY IT MUSIC

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