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Plan B - Playing With Fire ft. Labrinth [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Plan B
Plan B
Lead Vocals
Etta Bond
Etta Bond
Background Vocals
Labrinth
Labrinth
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ben Drew
Ben Drew
Songwriter
Timothy Mckenzie
Timothy Mckenzie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ben Drew
Ben Drew
Producer
Labrinth
Labrinth
Mixing Engineer
Al Shux
Al Shux
Mixing Engineer
Jimmy Robertson
Jimmy Robertson
Engineer

Lyrics

One day you'll learn
When you get burnt
By then it will be too late for you
Be too late for you
When the fire spreads and burns
Don't you know
He's just a kid of the estate
They call him little Jake
Today he tried to buy weed
With his little mate
Up in the bits
But he's just a kid
So he was open to manipulation
He had to undergo initiation
And when some older boys
Saw the situation
They took the piss, now look at this
Little yout' beatin' up his only friend
The only one that weren't pretend
And even gave him the money for the peng
From mice to men, and then to rats
But only a snake behaves like that
But the gang don't care
If you fall through the gaps
They just happy they could fall for the trap
Playing with fire
It doesn't burn
First time your hand
Walk through the flame
Playing with fire
Bitter and sweet
Oh no
Scorching skin now
Hell on it's way
Playing with fire
(Fire, fire, fire, fire)
(You're playing with fire)
One day you'll learn
When you get burned
By then it will be too late for ya
Be too late for ya
When the fire spreads and burns
Don't you know
(Playing with fire)
He's just a kid
But he feels like the man today
He joined a gang today
Been at a house party around the way
Doing illegal shit
But he's just a kid
Still he's in luck today
He got a fuck today
Yeah he bust his very first nut today
In some stupid bitch
Today's moving quick, so quick
If you wear the wrong shoes you'll slip
Better keep up with the tempo, with a click
'Cause what they on's messed up bruv
And now that he's rolling with these vexed up thugs
What's next up bruv
'Cause he's gonna make it his only mission
To bet his position
In this little gang it's a competition
To the little man, what a disposition
Holier than thou he was born a Christian
All he worships now is an idealism
Wise men will tell you with age comes wisdom
And you can't be saved by religion
Unless you have faith
So it makes no difference to the use
To erasing the system
You don't have age on your side
Really positive role models
And the lies that provide insight
So he ain't gonna listen
As for Jake, he's already made his decision
And now he's just another poster boy
For David Cameron's broken Britain
Playing with fire
It doesn't burn
The first time your hand
Walk through the flame
Playing with fire
Bitter and sweet
Oh no
Scorching skin now
Hell on it's way
(You're playing with fire)
One day you'll learn
When you get burned
By then it will be too late for ya
Be too late for ya
When the fire spreads and burns
Don't you know
(Playing with fire)
Written by: Ben Drew, Timothy Mckenzie

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