(Verse 1)

Down in Minneapolis where the cold winds blow,

They came rollin’ in with badges, guns, and no soul.

Renée Nicole Good was just tryin’ to stand,

Love in her heart and her life in her hands.

Shots rang out on Portland Avenue,

A mother of three with her whole life to lose.

They say it was danger, they say it was war,

But folks in the street say it shouldn’t be this way anymore.

(Chorus)

And we cry out their names in the cold morning rain —

Renée, Alex, we won’t forget again.

Underneath the stars and the streetlight glow,

We sing for the broken, oh we sing for the souls.

(Verse 2)

Alex Jeffrey Pretti stood tall with a cry,

Filmin’ and speakin’ truth as the skies turned to fire.

He gave all his days to care for the weak,

But they laid him down cold in the city that weep.

Pepper spray and engines, bodies to the ground,

Ten shots tore through him without a sound.

They say he was armed — neighbors disagree,

Just a man tryin’ to live in a land of the free.

(Bridge)

Oh the cries on the corner, the hearts in the square,

We hold all their names like a whispered prayer.

From Nicollet Avenue to Portland’s lane,

No more silence, no more pain.

(Chorus)

And we cry out their names in the cold morning rain —

Renée, Alex, we won’t forget again.

Underneath the stars and the streetlight glow,

We sing for the broken, oh we sing for the souls.

(Outro)

So take up your lantern, take up your song,

And walk with the people who’ve suffered so long.

For justice and peace on those cold Minnesota streets,

We’ll shout every name, yeah we’ll make their hearts beat.