I think stickchair is dead on. Its about Stipe dealing with his bisexuality. "Try to put/wear that on your sleeve, it's all wrong" deals with Stipe's concerns with being outward with his homosexuality. In GA, wearing your homosexuality in most cases would be viewed as being wrong which is what Stipe appears to be trying to convey. Later in his career, he definitely started to wearing it on his sleeve, but at this point he was a more reserved.
I think stickchair is dead on. Its about Stipe dealing with his bisexuality. "Try to put/wear that on your sleeve, it's all wrong" deals with Stipe's concerns with being outward with his homosexuality. In GA, wearing your homosexuality in most cases would be viewed as being wrong which is what Stipe appears to be trying to convey. Later in his career, he definitely started to wearing it on his sleeve, but at this point he was a more reserved.