[Intro] Testing, testing, one, two, three... Funny how one little message Can change your whole morning. I was 'bout to put the music down. Then somebody heard me. [Verse 1] Woke up this morning feeling tired, Not in my body, in my desire, Looking at the numbers, looking at the screen, Wondering if anybody knew what I mean. Song after song, day after day, Pouring my whole little heart away, I said, "Maybe, girl, it's time to quit, Maybe ain't nobody listening to this." Went to my email for something else, Storage full, had to make some space, Finger on delete, cleaning out the room, Then I saw some words that changed my mood. Had to blink twice, had to read that name, Had to look again—Is this really what it say? Opened that letter and before I got through, One little message turned into— [Chorus] A million views, I got a million views, Don't need the number on the screen To tell me what my music do. 'Cause one heart heard me, One soul came through, And when the right one hears your song, One can feel like a million views. A million views, Baby, I got a million views. I almost gave up this morning, Then the music brought me proof. Somebody I once listened to Turned around and listened too. So don't tell me nobody hears me— I got a million views. [Verse 2] There was a time when life got loud, Trouble all around me, chaos in the crowd, I found me a sound that could quiet the room, Put a little peace where the hurt had bloomed. Played it in my house, played it on the ride, Played it when I needed somewhere safe inside, People used to ask me, "Who you listening to?" I'd smile and tell 'em, "Go and find that groove." Mama walked in and felt it too, Said, "May, it's so peaceful inside this room." Never thought the music helping carry me Would one day find its way back around to me. I was the listener way back then, Never thought the circle would turn again, Never thought somebody who inspired my sound Would hear what I created when it came back around. [Pre-Chorus] And ain't it funny how life will move? You plant one seed and forget what you grew. Years go by, then out of the blue, The one you once heard Turns around and hears you. [Chorus] A million views, I got a million views, Don't need the number on the screen To tell me what my music do. 'Cause one heart heard me, One soul came through, And when the right one hears your song, One can feel like a million views. A million views, Baby, I got a million views. I almost gave up this morning, Then the music brought me proof. Somebody I once listened to Turned around and listened too. So don't tell me nobody hears me— I got a million views. [Verse 3] I called my mama, couldn't hold it in, Talking so fast, didn't know where to begin, Said, "Mama, forget them likes right now, You don't understand who heard my sound!" Maybe that counter ain't moving fast, Maybe everybody scroll right past, Maybe I don't get a thousand hearts Every single time that a new song starts. But somewhere somebody comes home at night, Turns on my music and it feels just right, Maybe they don't comment, maybe I never knew, Maybe quiet listeners count as listeners too. That's what I learned when that message came: Numbers can't measure what a song can change. I was measuring love by a digital screen While somebody somewhere was listening to me. [Bridge] And I almost quit... Ooh, I almost quit. I said, "Sit yourself down, Find something else to do. You're spending all your days Making songs nobody listens to." Then right when I was ready To believe that lie was true, A message came and whispered: "Somebody's listening to you." Ohhhhh... You don't know what you did. You don't know when you came through. You didn't just hear my music— You made me want to make more music too. [Breakdown] One listener can be a million When that one means that much. One sentence can restart a dream When you're ready to give it up. One voice can tell a creator, "Keep creating what you do." And sometimes one person listening Feels like— A million views. [Final Chorus – Big Gospel Choir] A MILLION VIEWS! I GOT A MILLION VIEWS! I don't need the number on the screen To tell me that my dream came true! A MILLION VIEWS! I GOT A MILLION VIEWS! Somebody I once listened to Turned around and listened too! I was ready to stop, Ready to say I'm through, But you found my songs Before I stopped believing they could move. So I'm making another, And another after that too— YOU MADE ONE LISTENER FEEL LIKE A MILLION VIEWS! [Outro – Spoken over saxophone] This morning, I thought nobody was paying attention. Then I learned something. You never really know who's listening. Sometimes the person who once gave you peace is somewhere listening to something you created. So I'm not putting the music down today. No. Today... I got a million views. Testing, testing... One, two, three. Keep creating.
