Considering the entire spiritual upheaval that Morten had undergone during the early 90's (roughly around the time this album was in the works/released), this album strikes me as Morten's open denunciation of the Christian God of the Bible and initiation into paganism and the occult (no different that most/all other artists in the music industry who eventually end up on that route). In one interview in 1999 with a Christian journalist, he stated that he had to start from scratch, throw everything away, including his Christian faith/beliefs, and reflect unto his life. The album's title "Wild Seed" is an explicit reference to the Bible's seed parable with a twist as Morten chooses the term "wild" to refer to the fact that he shall no longer obey God's word, and it's a core notion that echoes throughout the album.
While many believe "Half in Love, Half in Hate" is just a song about a girl, I am of the opinion that this song is Morten addressing and questioning the God of the Bible, that to him HE is a God not only of love but also of hate (in direct contrast to Christian beliefs that God is good and there is no darkness in HIM), even to the point of calling HIM a liar ("Tell me just another lie / Tell me there is no other") where "other" I believe refers to the "other life" as Christians believe in life after death with Jesus Christ (resurrection and judgement).
Interestingly, in many of Morten's photos around that time, he was always photographed wearing the "Ankh", a pagan symbol worn in ancient mystical religions (Egyptians, Babylonians, etc.) who believe in reincarnation (i.e. no ascension and judgement and thus again in direct contrast to Christian beliefs). Many of the album's songs are just Morten being plainly thankful for "seeing the light" (induction into the occult), in such songs as "Tell me what you see", "Wild seed", "Lord", etc. and it couldn't get any more obvious in a less known single that Morten had sung, "Gospel from a Heathen", which is not contained in this album.
Considering the entire spiritual upheaval that Morten had undergone during the early 90's (roughly around the time this album was in the works/released), this album strikes me as Morten's open denunciation of the Christian God of the Bible and initiation into paganism and the occult (no different that most/all other artists in the music industry who eventually end up on that route). In one interview in 1999 with a Christian journalist, he stated that he had to start from scratch, throw everything away, including his Christian faith/beliefs, and reflect unto his life. The album's title "Wild Seed" is an explicit reference to the Bible's seed parable with a twist as Morten chooses the term "wild" to refer to the fact that he shall no longer obey God's word, and it's a core notion that echoes throughout the album.
While many believe "Half in Love, Half in Hate" is just a song about a girl, I am of the opinion that this song is Morten addressing and questioning the God of the Bible, that to him HE is a God not only of love but also of hate (in direct contrast to Christian beliefs that God is good and there is no darkness in HIM), even to the point of calling HIM a liar ("Tell me just another lie / Tell me there is no other") where "other" I believe refers to the "other life" as Christians believe in life after death with Jesus Christ (resurrection and judgement).
Interestingly, in many of Morten's photos around that time, he was always photographed wearing the "Ankh", a pagan symbol worn in ancient mystical religions (Egyptians, Babylonians, etc.) who believe in reincarnation (i.e. no ascension and judgement and thus again in direct contrast to Christian beliefs). Many of the album's songs are just Morten being plainly thankful for "seeing the light" (induction into the occult), in such songs as "Tell me what you see", "Wild seed", "Lord", etc. and it couldn't get any more obvious in a less known single that Morten had sung, "Gospel from a Heathen", which is not contained in this album.