A small pale flower floats in a purple glass bowl of water against a softly lit lavender background.

Original artwork, not a still

Chris Nielsen

When I was young, I met this beautiful girl by the lake.

— What Dreams May Come · 1998

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

This opens like the start of a fond memory, simple and unhurried. The plainness of the words, a lake and a girl, gives the moment an ordinary, almost fairy-tale quality before any further detail is added.

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