Heaven Forbid

This article is about the Blue Öyster Cult album. For The Fray song, see How To Save A Life. Heaven Forbid is the eleventh studio album by the American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1998. It was the band's first studio album in a decade (not counting the 1992 soundtrack to Bad Channels). American science fiction and horror writer John Shirley wrote lyrics for several songs on the album. While he is a noted author for his cyberpunk stories, many of the lyrics on this album revolve around early science fiction and mystery motifs. This album's working title was 'Ezekial's Wheel', after the Biblical story that may or may not reference an early visitation by UFOs. A number of songs on this album have ties to previous songs...