Friday, January 30, 2026

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis

Bruce Springsteen 

"Streets Of Minneapolis" 

Through the winter's ice and cold 
Down Nicollet Avenue 
A city aflame fought fire and ice
 'Neath an occupier's boots 
King Trump's private army from the DHS
 Guns belted to their coats
 Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law
 Or so their story goes

 Against smoke and rubber bullets 
In the dawn's early light 
Citizens stood for justice 
Their voices ringing through the night 
And there were bloody footprints 
Where mercy should have stood 
And two dead, left to die on snow-filled streets 
Alex Pretti and Renee Good 

Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice 
Singing through the bloody mist 
We'll take our stand for this land 
And the stranger in our midst 
Here in our home, they killed and roamed 
In the winter of '26 
We'll remember the names of those who died 
On the streets of Minneapolis 

Trump's federal thugs beat up on 
His face and his chest 
Then we heard the gunshots 
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow dead 
Their claim was self-defense, sir 
Just don't believe your eyes 
It's our blood and bones 
And these whistles and phones 
Against Miller and Noem's dirty lies 

Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice 
Crying through the bloody mist 
We'll remember the names of those who died 
On the streets of Minneapolis 

Now they say they're here to uphold the law 
But they trample on our rights 
If your skin is black or brown, my friend 
You can be questioned or deported on sight 
In our chants of "ICE out now" 
Our city's heart and soul persists 
Through broken glass and bloody tears 
On the streets of Minneapolis 

Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice 
Singing through the bloody mist 
Here in our home, they killed and roamed 
In the winter of '26 
We'll take our stand for this land 
And the stranger in our midst 
We'll remember the names of those who died 
On the streets of Minneapolis 
We'll remember the names of those who died 
On the streets of Minneapolis 

ICE out (ICE out) 
ICE out (ICE out) 
ICE out (ICE out) 
ICE out (ICE out) 
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out