Leftist rock icon Bruce Springsteen is out with a new “protest song” attacking ICE’s presence in Minneapolis, and the lyrics are just as cringeworthy as expected.
The 76-year-old New Jersey native said he wrote the song last weekend and recorded it soon after.
“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,” Springsteen said in a statement, per Variety. “It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free, Bruce Springsteen.”
The song, titled “Streets of Minneapolis,” is part acoustic and includes moments meant for the crowd to chime in, such as the lyric: “ICE out of Minneapolis.”
The song describes “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.”
“Against smoke and rubber bullets/ In the dawn’s early light/ Citizens stood for justice,” the protest song continues. “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.”
The chorus is just as literal and full of anti-ICE propaganda.
“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,” the song says. “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.”
The next stanza describes “Trump’s federal thugs” killing Alex Pretti. “Their claim was self-defense, sir/ Just don’t believe your eyes,” Springsteen’s song says. “It’s our blood and bones/ And these whistles and phones/ Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies.”
The concluding verse discusses how “they trample on our rights/ If your skin is black or brown, my friend/ You can be questioned or deported on sight.”
Reactions to the song have been mixed on social media. While the official audio version on YouTube has several positive comments, there are many critical reactions on X.
“Bruce used to be great, focusing on the blue collar working class. Now he’s a hack desperately trying to stay relevant by inserting himself into politics,” one response said.
“Ironic coming from the ‘Born in the USA’ guy but ok,” another commenter quipped.
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