“Return of Jafar” is off of Natural Born Leaders 2018 debut EP, About Time. The tune is an infectious hybrid of funk, jazz, rock and rap.
Front-man Micheal Martinez made the following statement about the song’s motivation: “The lyrics were inspired by me being let down after the series of unfortunate events that took place with the water protectors in Standing Rock. The idea of the video was to show that everything in our current history has been leading to this point. Nothing is new news, but, also, there is a duality in all these things. We have the opportunity to change things right now with some sort of togetherness. We have power, we have a voice regardless of what the system,’ powers that be, etc., try to tell us.”
The empowering tune features the poignant refrain “Ain’t no power like the power of the people ’cause the power of the people don’t stop.”
The song is a potent reminder that people are not powerless. The masses can play a role in helping to dismantle the current power structure which contributes to systemic greed, racism, sexism and all other forms of oppression.