"Love the Way You Lie" is about as close as Eminem has ever gotten to a love song in his career, and ironically, it's actually a song about an abusive relationship.

The Alex Da Kid-produced track, featuring Rihanna on the chorus, is among the standout tracks on Recovery, which leaked on Monday, two weeks before its June 22 release.

Though the Detroit MC never mentions his former flame, Kim Mathers, by name, the ode appears to address their tumultuous relationship.

"Wait, where you going? I'm leaving you," Eminem raps on the opening verse. "No, you ain't, come back/ We running right back/ Here we go again/ It's insane, 'cause when it's going good, it's going great/ I'm Superman, with the wind to his back/ She's Lois Lane/ But when it's bad, it's awful/ I feel so ashamed/ I snap, 'Who's that dude? I don't even know his name'/ I laid hands on her/ I'll never stoop so low again/ I guess I don't know my own strength."

Of course, having Rihanna sing on a song about an abusive relationship carries meaning on its own. On the track, she croons over guitar licks and piano stabs, balancing out the emotionally charged verses.

"Just gonna stand there and watch me burn/ Well, that's all right because I like the way it hurts," she sings. "Just gonna stand there and hear me cry/ Well, that's all right because I love the way you lie."