Kingfisher Sky is a Dutch progressive metal band from The Hague, South Holl… Read Full Bio ↴Kingfisher Sky is a Dutch progressive metal band from The Hague, South Holland.

The Story of Kingfisher Sky:

In 2001 Ivar de Graaf made one of the toughest decisions of his life: he decided to leave the successful Dutch band Within Temptation to concentrate on his own music.

Together with singer Judith Rijnveld he explored a way to combine both their influences into songs that didn't bound themselves to a specified genre or style. With influences like Porcupine Tree and Kate Bush, but also Classical singers as Cecilia Bartoli and traditional Folk music in their mind they started recording songs in their home studio in 2005.

When they finished seven songs they approached Suburban Records. Judith and Ivar signed the deal in november 2006. Eric Hoogendoorn was the first member to join the band playing the bass guitar. In January 2007 Daan Janzing was introduced to Ivar and Judith by Ruud Jolie, (Ivar's former colleague from Within Temptation). After a short audition on guitar Daan joined Kingfisher Sky. In March George van Olffen joined the band on keys. Because of the beautiful solo in the song 'Through my Eyes' on the demo and his 15-year old friendship with Ivar, Edo van der Kolk completed Kingfisher Sky.

In May 2007 the band Kingfisher Sky recorded their first album 'Hallway of Dreams' produced by Jochem Jacobs (Textures) and Bouke Visser (Split Second Sound). Kingfisher Sky's debutalbum 'Hallway of Dreams' was released in Oktober 2007 by Suburban Records. Suburban Records introduced Kingfisher Sky to SOZ Concerts and they started headlining in The Netherlands.

Because they wanted to give the audience something special during a show in their hometown, they asked Cellist Maaike Peterse in January 2008 to play the song 'Big Fish'. Because this cooperation was successful Maaike joined Kingfisher Sky as their seventh member.

In March 2008 Laser’s Edge Records (Riverside, Zero Hour) released their album in the United States and ‘Hallway of Dreams’ was released on Vinyl by Tonefloat Records (Porcupine Tree, Roger Waters). In August 2008 Disk Union released the album in Japan. Just recently ‘Hallway of Dreams’ also became available in the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany.

In July 2009 René Merkelbach joined Kingfisher Sky to replace George van Olffen on Keys who left to pursue other musical interests.

With the success of ‘Hallway of Dreams’ the second CD 'Skin of the Earth' was released on the 24th of september.

Big Fish
Kingfisher Sky Lyrics

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Sitting under an orange tree, the father, his big fish and me
Now he could tell a tale or two with his scales so silver blue
The violins are playing some old forgotten song

The clouds of silver purple grey
they go pick up my dreams and wash them all away
They're telling stories everyday
and then from town to town, they go their separate ways

The shoes where hanging in that tree, close to a big old mountain.
And in the end he really met his father's friend there in the fountain.
The violins are playing a tune I know

And in the end he really met his father's friend there in the fountain

Overall Meaning

"Big Fish" by Kingfisher Sky is a dreamy and imaginative song that takes the listener on a journey through the vivid imagination of the singer. The song centers around a moment when the singer is sitting under an orange tree with a father and his big fish. The father is described as someone who could tell a tale or two with his silver blue scales, indicating that he is someone who has lived a long and interesting life. The violins playing an old forgotten song add to the dream-like atmosphere of the song, creating a sense of nostalgia and longing.

The song then shifts to a description of the clouds, which are described as silver-purple-grey, picking up the singer's dreams and washing them all away. This line suggests a feeling of loss and the ephemeral nature of dreams. The clouds are also described as storytellers, going from town to town to share their tales. This line furthers the whimsical and imaginative theme of the song.

The final lines of the song bring the focus back to the father and his story, revealing that he ultimately met his father's friend in the fountain. This line is left open to interpretation and adds an air of mystery and intrigue to the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Sitting under an orange tree, the father, his big fish and me
We were all sitting together under an orange tree, the father, his big fish and me

Now he could tell a tale or two with his scales so silver blue
The father's big fish had silver-blue scales, and he seemed like he had stories to share

The violins are playing some old forgotten song
There was music playing from violins, a song that had been forgotten over time

The clouds of silver purple grey
The clouds were colored in shades of silver, purple, and grey

they go pick up my dreams and wash them all away
The clouds seemed to carry away my dreams and wash them away

They're telling stories everyday
The clouds seemed to be telling stories every day

and then from town to town, they go their separate ways
The clouds would travel from town to town, each going their own separate ways

The shoes where hanging in that tree, close to a big old mountain.
There were shoes hanging in a tree close to a big old mountain

And in the end he really met his father's friend there in the fountain.
In the end, he met his father's friend in the fountain

The violins are playing a tune I know
The violins were playing a tune that I recognized

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