Listen, See The Lyrics To Bruce Springsteen’s New ‘Streets Of Minneapolis’

Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota officially began in December 2025, with a major expansion and deployment of 2,000 agents announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on January 6, 2026, which led to significant arrests, but also to well-publicized controversy, tension, protests, and violent confrontations, including the deaths of two protestors.

Recently, the Minnesota Department of Corrections came forward with concerns that the Department of Homeland Security is inflating the actual number of arrests being made, numbers that the DHS uses to justify expanded federal operations in Minnesota.

All of these events in Minneapolis have made the city, and the state of Minnesota for that matter, the center of attention in America, drawing comments, support, and debates from citizens, leaders, and entertainers from far and wide. On January 28, 2026, Bruce Springsteen released a tribute song that he had recently written.

Hear Bruce Springsteen's 'Streets of Minneapolis' And Read The Lyrics

Bruce Springsteen shared his take on the recent events in Minneapolis by doing what he does best: writing and singing. When releasing his protest song, he shared the following message:

'I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday, and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors, and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.' - Bruce Springsteen

Listen To 'Streets Of Minneapolis'

'Streets Of Minneapolis' lyrics:

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
By 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 chants of ICE out now
Our city’s heart and soul persist
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

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