Lyric discussion by PencilNeckedGeek 

Cover art for Type lyrics by Living Colour

What a great and ignored band. This is a fantastic song, one of many on this album.

I think this song is about how everyone categorizes people, and how the process never completely does anyone justice. We are all many things, and it doesn't serve any of us to place a simple label on a person. It's convenient, but not useful.