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The speaker describes losing a job, a car, and a home, while also facing robbery and disapproval from neighbors. Yet the repeated claim that life has โ€œnever been betterโ€ shifts the mood from apparent hardship to defiance and relief. The speaker seems to value a new sense of freedom more than security or social approval.

โ€œTurned me a brand new pageโ€ is an idiom meaning to make a fresh start. โ€œNo more cageโ€ suggests that the speaker once felt trapped, while โ€œno more rageโ€ hints at anger or frustration that may now be easing. The image of an โ€œold picture frameโ€ may suggest feeling forgotten or left behind, especially beside the line about having no one to call their name.

The repeated โ€œit donโ€™t matterโ€ could express genuine acceptance: losing possessions and status has freed the speaker to be themselves. But it may also sound like bravado or self-reassurance, since the speaker admits wanting to scream and shout and mentions loneliness. The lyrics do not fully explain what changed, so the song can be heard as both a celebration of personal freedom and an attempt to cope with painful losses.