"Scentless Apprentice" is a song by Nirvana featured in "Through the Looking Glass, Part 2". It was played in Jack's car on his way to the memorial of the late John Locke.
Lyrics[]
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Like most babies smell like butter |
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Episode[]
The lyrics that are audible in "Through the Looking Glass, Part 2" are:
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Like most babies smell like butter |
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Inspiration[]
"Scentless Apprentice" is based on the German novel Perfume, by Patrick Süskind. Published in 1985, the novel tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a boy born without body odor but with an extremely heightened sense of smell. Grenouille grows up to be a perfume apprentice, and uses perfume to mask his lack of odor. He also becomes a murderer, hunting pubescent virginal girls and stealing the smells of their bodies in his quest to create a human odor for himself. In 2006, a film adaption was released, entitled, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.
In a 1993 MuchMusic interview, Cobain claimed that his copy of Perfume almost never left his pocket. Cobain said he related to Grenouille's alienation and lack of humanity.
External links[]
- Wikipedia - "Scentless Apprentice"
- Listen to the song at YouTube
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