Some songs settle in quietly on a record. Others shift when placed in a different room. With Time To Run, Junaco allows that shift to happen. Today, we premiere the live session recorded at Calhoun Studios in Los Angeles, a performance that repositions the track beyond its original context and lets it unfold with a new kind of closeness.
Originally released on In Motion last September, the song carries a personal history. “The song is about my mom, who waited two years without her parents to come to the States when she was young,” the artist explains. Her grandfather left first, working and saving to reunite the family. She and her sister waited another year for their visa. “Every day hoped and prayed that it was the day they could come and be reunited with their family.”
From that waiting space, Time To Run reflects on migration, risk, and the life left behind in pursuit of something more. “I wrote this song thinking about that time she was waiting, all of the risks she took and the life she left behind in search of something more.” Lines like “Nobody met you at the station” and “Another day’s another moment lost” hold that suspended feeling between departure and arrival.
These themes feel especially present today. Many continue to navigate separation, uncertainty, and the emotional weight of starting over. In this live version, those layers come forward with clarity. Recorded by Graham Cruser Marsh, shot by Seannie Bryan, mixed by Tejas Leier Heyden, and mastered by Matt Bean at Parallel Mastering, the session moves the song into a more open, exposed space.
