With their debut CD "God Has Failed" in September 2000, RPWL was greeted on all sides with great enthusiasm. Praise and excellent reviews in all the important magazines. A hugely successful tour through half of Europe and appearances at many of the major festivals. In addition, RPWL has become an appreciated part of the Progressive/Symphonic rock scene. In 2000, some of the most important and influential Scene magazines graded the band on the world-wide popularity scale under the TOP 3!
In spring 2002, RPWL released their second album "Trying to Kiss The Sun". What began in 1997 as a Pink Floyd cover band, named Violet District, has in the meantime developed into an effective band in its own right. The music is still typically "RPWL" and without question, belongs to the symphonic rock scene. With a well-thought out collage of sound and tone, haunting melodies and poetic texts that get under the skin and are not easily forgotten, together with a Brit-pop rock mood - RPWL has made significant steps towards their own style of music with this second album. Whether enjoyed live or on CD, the songs sometimes sound a little raw but in that they have a very sensitive and personal tone, are not only a pleasure to listen to but at times can raise the hair on your head!
Backed-up by a unique Quadrophonic-System, every concert becomes a very special experience! There were numerous opportunities to experience RPWL live at stage: The Band went on tour through out Germany and half of Europe.
Meanwhile RPWL has won their fans' favour world-wide. So it's not surprising that, in July 2002, "Trying to kiss the sun" was released in the USA as well. In December 2001 the Brazilian people have already released the "God Has Failed" album.
Motivated by their latest success the band has released a very special album (in Germany and in the USA): "STOCK - A collection of previously unreleased material". Additionally for all hi-fi fans they have mixed the "STOCK" songs in the most modern way of listening to music: 5.1 Surround-Sound. Obviously it has suggested itself to transmit the Quadrophonic-Sound from concert stage to the people's familiar living-room. So the "STOCK" album is published as a digi-pack with one conventional CD and one DVD with the surround mix (Dolby/DTS) plus a tour- and history-video of RPWL. The release of "STOCK" was on 10th February 2003 (Europe and USA). The press has payed a great tribute to this album therefore the following tour through Europe, started on 13th March 2003, has been entirely successful. In 2003, as a very honour to RPWL, they had got the chance to support the very popular band Toto at the "Tollwood-Festival" in Munich.
In November 2003, for the very first time, the band gave a concert in Great Britain (Rotherham) and in April 2004 they travelled to the USA in order to play as headliner at the "Rites Of Spring"-Festival in Phoenixville/Philadelphia. In August they played for the very first time in Spain.
In 2005 the band released the album "World Through My Eyes", also available as special-edition Hybrid-SACD 5.1 mix. One track on it ("Roses") features the impressive voice of ex-Genesis/ex-Stiltskin-singer Ray Wilson on lead-vocals.
Later that year, the band released their 1st live album "Live: Start The Fire", known to fans of the group as just "Start The Fire". The double disc album contains the whole of the band's Rockplast concert, again featuring Ray Wilson on lead vocals for Roses and one other track this time, Not About Us. Ray recorded this song with Genesis in 1997 for the Calling all Stations album. This was a way for the band to pay tribute to the other main band that has influenced them greatly, Genesis.
On 9/9/2007, RPWL released the album "9". It is a compilation including 5 previously unreleased live songs and 4 brand new solo songs from Yogi Lang, Chris Postl, Manni Müller and Kalle Wallner, recorded together by the band. Those studio-tracks are representing the different influences in the band. "9" was released in a limited edition of 999 CDs and is only available from their website.
In 2008 they released the album"The RPWL Experience".
The band's official website is www.rpwl.de.
Karlheinz Wallner has a solo project, Blind Ego.
Tell Me Why
RPWL Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Walking through the churchyard
You'll find the way out on your own
We still don't reach each other
And when the leaves start falling down
They cover every trace of you
I never chose to be around
There is no redemption
Please say goodbye when you leave me
Wreck my life
Don't tell me why?
Should I stay
When I feel the rain is falling down
Why should I stay
When I feel you're not the only one
You set me drifting once again
Must have been a thing you said
I always tried to be the way
You tried to see me
Now that the final tear has been shed
Don't say goodbye and deceive me
Wreck ma life
Don't tell me why?
Sure I wish I'd never lied
Bring me back where all began
Sure I wish that I'd been right
To say goodbye to go
You left me on my knees
"Tell Me Why" by RPWL is a song that seems to be about a relationship that is ending. The lyrics in the song suggest that the relationship has been going on for two weeks without any communication, and the singer is trying to find a way out of it. The lines "Walking through the churchyard, You'll find the way out on your own" suggest that the singer is searching for some sort of divine answer to their problems.
The song mentions the falling leaves which seem to have covered every trace of the partner, implying that the singer is now completely alone. The lyrics "Why should I stay, When I feel you're not the only one" suggest that there may have been infidelity in the relationship, and the singer is questioning whether they should continue to be with their partner. The line "You set me drifting once again, must have been a thing you said" implies that the partner had said something which has made the singer feel uneasy and caused them to reevaluate the whole relationship.
However, as the song comes to an end, the singer pleads with their partner not to leave them. The repeated line "Wreck my life Don't tell me why?" suggests that the singer would rather not know why the relationship is coming to an end, and would rather just have their partner stay with them. Overall, "Tell Me Why" is a song that explores the ups and downs of a relationship and the pain of letting go.
Line by Line Meaning
Two weeks without a single word
It has been two weeks since we last spoke to each other.
Walking through the churchyard
I am walking through a deserted place that symbolizes sadness where nobody travels.
You'll find the way out on your own
I am giving you the freedom to find your own way towards happiness and solace.
We still don't reach each other
We cannot communicate in a manner that conveys our true feelings and emotions.
And when the leaves start falling down
When the season changes and leaves start falling, it covers every sign and instance of you from the world.
They cover every trace of you
The leaves of the trees fall and hide every evidence and symbol of you that once existed in my life.
I never chose to be around
I never wanted to stay around and witness the chaos that has emerged due to our relationship.
There is no redemption
There is no way of rectifying the damage that has been caused, and forgiveness seems too far-fetched.
Damn we never had a chance
We were never given a fighting chance to overcome the troubles that life had thrown at us.
Please say goodbye when you leave me
I want you to say goodbye to me while leaving so that I can find some closure and an end to my suffering.
Wreck my life
Our relationship has disrupted and wrecked my life in various ways.
Don't tell me why?
I do not want an explanation as to why everything has happened and what led to our downfall.
Should I stay
I am debating whether to continue staying in this relationship or not.
When I feel the rain is falling down
When I feel the rain falling down on me, I am reminded of the sadness that you have brought in my life.
Why should I stay
Why should I continue to stay in this relationship when I know that you are not the only one I can turn to?
You set me drifting once again
You have pushed me towards the crossroads of uncertainty and have left me to fend for myself yet again.
Must have been a thing you said
You must have said something that has made me drift away and escape from this toxic relationship that we have.
I always tried to be the way
I have always tried to be the person that you wanted me to be, but it has only led me to disappointment and heartbreak.
You tried to see me
You tried to see the person that I was, but I was nothing but a reflection of the person that you wanted me to be.
Now that the final tear has been shed
Now that I have shed my final tear, I am moving on from this relationship and starting afresh.
Don't say goodbye and deceive me
I do not want you to say goodbye to me and deceive me with false promises of returning or making amends.
Wreck ma life
Our relationship has wrecked my life to such an extent that I am unsure if I can ever recover from it.
Don't tell me why?
I am done trying to find the reasons behind our relationship's failure as it will only bring me more pain and misery.
Sure I wish I'd never lied
I regret misleading you and lying to you, and I wish I had been more honest and open in our relationship.
Bring me back where all began
I want to go back to the time when our relationship was new and fresh, and we were both blissfully unaware of the pitfalls that came with it.
Sure I wish that I'd been right
I wish that I had made the right choices and decisions in our relationship, and things would have been different.
To say goodbye to go
I have to say goodbye to you and move on to start a new chapter in my life.
You left me on my knees
You have broken me down and left me in a vulnerable state, where I can only turn to prayer for some semblance of peace.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, SCHUBERT MUSIC PUBLISHING INC.
Written by: JUERGEN LANG, KARLHEINZ WALLNER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind