Artist: Wale & A-Trak
Album:  Festivus
Song:   Intro: Stroke of Genius
Typed by: Cedmaster3K

[Intro: A-Trak scratches & cuts]
"Wale, Wale, Wale, Wale"
"Wale, Wale, Wale, Wale"
"Waaa-le" ("QUIET!")
{"Shh! Keep my name out yo mouth!"}
("N-n-n-now listen up")

[excerpt from the TV show "Seinfield"]
"The tradition festivals begins, with the airing of grievances"
"I gotta lot of problems with you people!" {*audience laughs*}

[Wale samples w/ A-Trak scratches]
"But now it's back to the lab... lab"
"So will you please listen (listen, listen, listen, listen...)"

[excerpt from the TV show "Seinfield"]
"Happy Festivus everyone! Hehehe!"

[Wale]
The delicate niggas is at work - WOOOO!
{"A-Trak, A-Trak"}

Hey, yeah, the envy of my biggest haters (that's right)
It's not the type of situation that a nigga painting (no)
I swear the dirty bitches schemin', they be on them capers (yup)
Niggas dyin' from dippers, pistols and fornication
This is, the capital of the universe
Where dreamin' of bigger wheels is pursuin' a newer hearse (bow!)
Now how was that for your consolation prize?
Can't address my vision, you caught up with naked eye
It's Basquiat without a brush, vodka in a toilet cup
Paintin' dog colors cause my marijuana loud enough (smoke)
Other artists that's workin' is never working' this hard
It's sort of a cross between Nicki and Ernie Barnes (Ralph)
Sugar shackin' with shorties wettin' up all their pearlies (hah)
It's not a sleeve, baby girl, it's an allegory
And in any category, I'm very established
Got women of all colors, my home is a palette
Superior talent (yup) women give me my balance (yup)
In Ocho Rios, me and shawty, we smoke out a chalice
Rastafar' right, nigga about to scar ya
And take a life, I'm paintin' potassium chloride (kill 'em)
Expect the truth when I come through you niggas all slight
And you got no pull like you rollin' up your cigars tight
I live by the code, fuck hoes, make it look easy
She said she need me in her walls, I give her graffiti (woo!)
A jay of that diesel (smoke) my portrait been lethal
Straight off the easel, I proceed to do this for the people (hey)
Straight off the easel (hey) still, undefeated
I'm paintin' masterpieces - Ralph, a stroke of genius, ow
(Genius) Uhh, me, a stroke of genius

With this paint, I can tell this story
You can break it down for me
So with the paint, I can tell this story
With this brush, the paint
Now with this brush, I'ma paint this story
I tell them with this brush, I'ma paint your story, hey, hey
I tell them with this brush, let me paint the story
Lord, let me paint this
Now with this brush, I'ma paint the story
No fake shit for me, word {"All my bitches got taste"}
Hey, a stroke of genius, hey

[Outro: excerpt from the TV show "Seinfield"]
"You're forgetting how much Festivus is meant for us all"
"I brought one of the cassette tapes"