Eminem presents photos of his daughter Hailie as a toddler on “Temporary”

Eminem has released a real tearjerker for his new album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).

The 19-track LP, which was released on Friday, July 12, is the culmination of the 51-year-old rapper’s elimination of his alter ego Slim Shady, as evidenced by its dramatic title and numerous hints leading up to it. But part of the album is also devoted to Eminem’s general feelings on death — particularly the somber track “Temporary,” which features singer Skylar Grey and footage of his daughter Hailie Jade Scott as a toddler.

According to the emotional introduction, the song was written to provide comfort to Hailie, now 28, in the future when her father dies.

“A lot of people ask me if I’m afraid of dying / The truth is, I think what scares me the most is that I won’t be able to tell you all the things I want to tell you when I’m not here anymore,” Eminem reveals at the beginning of the track. “So this song is for Hailie, in case that day comes.”

Old audio recordings of Hailie are woven into the song as the Grammy winner raps about always being by her side, even when he’s physically gone: “Yeah, so Hailie Jade, I wrote you this song / To help you cope with life now that I’m gone / How do I start? I just want to say / Take care of Alaina, Stevie and Uncle Nate.”

He adds: “And, honey, be strong, I know I was your rock / And I still am, saying goodbye just isn’t / Never easy, why are you crying? Just stop / Hailie, baby, dry your eyes, this isn’t forever.”

Eminem also dedicates another song, “Somebody Save Me,” from his album to Hailie and his two other children, Alaina, 31, and Stevie Laine, 22, all of whom he has with ex-wife Kim Scott.

In the song, which features the chorus of Jelly Roll’s “Save Me,” he apologizes to his children for missing out on parts of their lives due to drug problems. “Sorry I chose drugs and put them above you guys / Sorry I didn’t love you guys enough to / Give you up, how the hell can I not love you guys more than a pill? / When I look up at the ceiling from this floor, I wonder if I can.”

In his second verse, the rapper continues, “Alaina, I’m sorry you had to hear me fall in the bathroom… Stevie, I’m sorry I missed you / Growing up and I couldn’t / Be the father I wanted to be to you / Things I wanted to see you do / This is my song from me to you / I’m sorry I gave up, but I’m just so down.”

In the past, Eminem has rapped about his children in songs like “Mockingbird,” “When I’m Gone” and “Hailie’s Song.” The three recently appeared via FaceTime call in the rap star’s “Houdini” music video, released on May 31, where they pretended to be shocked to hear their father rap, “Fuck my own kids, they’re brats. They can fuck off, them and all of you.”