"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. Stay free."
"Their claim was self defense, sir / Just don't believe your eyes," Springsteen sings. "It's our blood and bones / And these whistles and phones / Against [Stephen] Miller and [Kristi] Noem's dirty lies."
Bruce Springsteen released a full-band protest song titled "Streets of Minneapolis," recorded and released within days after shootings of two people by federal agents. The song memorializes Renee Macklin Good and Alex Pretti and is dedicated to immigrant neighbors and Minneapolis residents. Springsteen's performance uses a raw, raspy voice, choir singalongs, and lyrics that name-check "King Trump" and "federal thugs" while accusing officials of false claims. The verses narrate eyewitness-video contradictions to official statements. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described Pretti as "domestic terrorism," while a preliminary review claimed Pretti resisted arrest before being shot.
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