some of them were superstitious Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Jdeg 

Cover art for some of them were superstitious lyrics by Midlake

One of my favorites. I did a lyrical analysis of this song for my senior Lit/Comp class in high school, fit the assignment perfectly. But as the poster above notes, it is "praising monocled men" as is a theme throughout the album..."He Tried to Escape" refers to them, for example.