Burn the Ships

In the spring of 1519, a Spanish fleet set sail

Cortés told his sailors, "This mission must not fail"

On the eastern shore of Mexico, they landed with great dreams

But the hardships of the new world made them restless and weak

Quietly, they whispered, "Let's sail back to the life we knew"

But the one who led them there was saying

"Burn the ships, we're here to stay

There's no way we could go back

Now that we've come this far by faith

Burn the ships, we've passed the point of no return

Our life is here, so let the ships burn, let them burn"

In the spring of new beginnings, a searching seat set sail

Looking for a new life and a love that would not fail

On the shores of grace and mercy, we landed with great joy

But an enemy was waiting to seal, kill, and destroy

Quietly, he whispers, "Go back to the life you knew"

But the one who led us here is saying

"Burn the ships, we're here to stay

There's no way we could go back

Now that we've come this far by faith

Burn the ships, we've passed the point of no return

Our life is here, so let the ships burn"

Nobody said it would be easy

But the one who brought us here

Is never gonna leave us alone

"Burn the ships, we're here to stay

There's no way we could go back

Now that we've come this far by faith

Burn the ships, we've passed the point of no return

Our life is here, so let the ships burn"

"We're here to stay

There's no way we could go back

Now that we've come this far by faith

Burn the ships, we've passed the point of no return

Our life is here, so let the ships burn

So let the ships burn, let them burn

Let the ships burn"