John Frusciante Unreachable Instant

: The song features a mix of funk-infused guitar, reverbed vocals, and rhythmic keyboard parts likely played on a Wurlitzer or Rhodes piano .

Frusciante has described the album's flow as a series of peaks and valleys, wanting the music to mimic the feeling of "reaching and then giving up". "Unreachable" embodies this "reaching" phase. It bridges the gap between the accessible rock sounds of Frusciante's past and the complex, atmospheric production that makes The Empyrean a singular experience in modern psychedelic rock.

The song serves as an early stage in the "transformative journey" of The Empyrean , where the protagonist begins the process of . Key lyrics like "Reach into the darkness for what you can find / Travel great distance in your mind" urge the listener to look inward and challenge their own preconceptions to find a higher state of awareness. Musical Structure and "The Outro"