Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city.
The lyrics of “Streets of Minneapolis,” describe how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen refers to as “King Trump’s private army.”
Springsteen stated he wrote and recorded the song over the weekend and released it in response to a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
“It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good,” he wrote, naming the two victims.
The slow-burning song builds from just acoustic guitar and voice to a fuller band tune, including a harmonica solo, concluding with chants of “ICE Out!”
“Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice,” The Boss sings. “Singing through the bloody mist/We’ll take our stand for this land/And the stranger in our midst.”
The title resonates with Springsteen’s prior hit “Streets of Philadelphia,” known for its connection to the 1993 film.
