(You're A) Strange Animal [Lawrence Gowan]

(You're A) Strange Animal
Written by Lawrence Gowan
Lead Vocals by Lawrence Gowan

Well they say I should approach you
With caution
But not to let you be aware of my fear
Never know what you'll find
Don't understand your kind 'round here
Watching your moves
They look so radical
Hearing your words
They sound fanatical
Something inside reveals you're magical
How can I get enough

You're a strange animal
That's what I know
You're a strange animal
I've got to follow

They've been trying to stick a time
In your system
Analyzing the defenses you hold
Trying to open wide
Hoping to step inside your soul
But everything here is unfamiliar
Nothing they've seen remotely similar
How can it be you're so peculiar
How can I get enough

You're a strange animal
That's what I know
You're a strange animal
I've got to follow

O Ominous Spiritus!

Interpretation

Just like people will say to approach a potentially dangerous animal with caution and show no fear. I feel the same way around you.  The way you move and things you say just amaze me. I can't get enough of being around you.  Just as scientists try to understand how the most bizarre creatures are made, I would like to study you and find out what makes you "tick". 

They've been trying to stick a time in your system, analyzing the defenses you hold, trying to open wide
Hoping to step inside your soul, but everything here is unfamiliar
Nothing they've seen remotely similar. How can it be you're so peculiar? How can I get enough?

"O Ominous Spiritus!" could be loosely translated as "a strange animal" but is more accurately translated (from Latin) as "oh ominous spirit". That might lead some to believe that the "strange animal" that must be followed is an evil spirit, but the lyrics overall suggest otherwise.