[Verse 1: Boom-bap male MC, dusty boom-bap drums, chopped horn stabs] When I walk in the room, man, the ceiling gets low Bouncer checks the frame 'cause he ain't really sure though Every head in the place got a crick in the neck Lookin' up to the man that they came to respect I got reach like a crane, I got range like a hawk Got the whole block quiet every time that I talk I don't step in the party, I arrive like weather Shadow so big it needs a zip code and a letter I don't fit in the photo, they gotta step back I don't sit at the table, they extend it for that Every crowd that I see, it's like Moses and the sea Everybody splittin' wide just to make room for me [Hook: Boom-bap male MC, full boom-bap drums, chopped horn stabs, raw full voice] I'm a tall order, you can't fill it Bigger than the room and the room can feel it Everybody look up when I come through the door I'm a tall order, and I'm hungry for more [Verse 2: Boom-bap male MC, harder boom-bap bars, deep upright-style bass] Basketball coach asked me, do I wanna play center? I said, nah, I only play on the top floor of the winter Flight attendant moves me to the exit row Says, sir, for your legs, I said, I know, I know Tailor took a ladder just to measure my sleeves Doorman at the club told the line to leave Girl at the bar said you're taller than you look I said, baby, I'm the tallest man in every book Every room I'm in feels a size too small Every wall that I lean on, it's leanin' on the wall Halsey Street knows me from the top of the stairs When I talk, everybody gotta talk from down there [Hook: Boom-bap male MC, full boom-bap drums, chopped horn stabs, raw full voice] I'm a tall order, you can't fill it Bigger than the room and the room can feel it Everybody look up when I come through the door I'm a tall order, and I'm hungry for more [Breakdown: Boom-bap male MC, dead-air bar, the beat cuts for one bar on the punchline, then slams back] And for the record, since the rumors won't quit Five foot four, in boots, and I'm proud of it Five foot four, and the room still bends 'Cause it was never 'bout height, it's the size of the men [Final Hook: Boom-bap male MC, horns and drums slam back, raw full voice] I'm a tall order, you can't fill it Bigger than the room and the room can feel it Everybody look up when I come through the door I'm a tall order, and I'm hungry for more [End]
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