Lyric discussion by jonathan31 

Cover art for Die Another Day lyrics by Madonna

I agree with 'sourbitterolives' the song is about a contemplation of self destruction, however she comes across a slight optimism in considering she is eventually going to die anyway so in the mean time she's just going to exist and carry on even if it's not what she wants. The fact that she "breaks the cycle" defats the idea of predictability, when most things get tough people eventually give up however the song demonstrates shes not going to surrender or she's not going to go through a big transformation and come out the other end much better off. She's going to roll with the punches just for the experience as she will "die another day".