diff --git a/lib/metaprogramming.nom b/lib/metaprogramming.nom
index d167fef..4feae46 100644
--- a/lib/metaprogramming.nom
+++ b/lib/metaprogramming.nom
@@ -16,13 +16,22 @@ lua> ".."
 rule [escaped parse %shorthand as %longhand] =:
     lua> ".."
         |local aliases = nomsu:get_stubs(nomsu:typecheck(vars, "shorthand", "List").value);
-        |if #vars.longhand.value ~= 1 then;
-        |    nomsu:error("Expected only 1 line to parse to, but got "..tostring(#vars.longhand.value));
-        |end;
-        |local template = nomsu:typecheck(vars, "longhand", "Thunk").value[1];
+        |local template = nomsu:typecheck(vars, "longhand", "Thunk").value;
         |local function parsing_as(nomsu, vars)
-        |    local replacement = nomsu:replaced_vars(template, vars);
-        |    return nomsu:tree_to_lua(replacement);
+        # Single expression/statement
+        |    if #template == 1 then;
+        |        local replacement = nomsu:replaced_vars(template[1], vars);
+        |        return nomsu:tree_to_lua(replacement);
+        |    end
+        # Multiple statements
+        |   local lua_bits = {};
+        |   for _,bit in ipairs(template) do;
+        |       bit = nomsu:replaced_vars(bit, vars);
+        |       local expr, statement = nomsu:tree_to_lua(bit);
+        |       if statement then; table.insert(lua_bits, statement); end;
+        |       if expr then; table.insert(lua_bits, "ret = "..expr..";"); end;
+        |   end;
+        |   return nil, table.concat(lua_bits, "\\n");
         |end;
         |nomsu:defmacro(aliases, parsing_as, template.src);
 escaped parse \[parse %shorthand as %longhand] as \: escaped parse \%shorthand as \%longhand
@@ -56,10 +65,10 @@ compile [repr %obj] to:
 compile [type %obj, type of %obj] to:
     "type(\(%obj as lua))"
 
-parse [lua do> %block] as: lua> ".."
-    |do;
-    |    \(%block)
-    |end;
+parse [lua do> %block] as:
+    lua> "do;"
+    lua> %block
+    lua> "end;"
 rule [%tree as lua statement] =:
     lua do> ".."
         |local _,statement = nomsu:tree_to_lua(\(%tree));
diff --git a/nomsu.moon b/nomsu.moon
index 0642392..45099d0 100755
--- a/nomsu.moon
+++ b/nomsu.moon
@@ -600,18 +600,28 @@ end)]])\format(concat(lua_bits, "\n"))
 
     initialize_core: =>
         -- Sets up some core functionality
+        nomsu_string_as_lua = (code)=>
+            concat_parts = {}
+            for bit in *code.value
+                if type(bit) == "string"
+                    insert concat_parts, bit
+                else
+                    expr, statement = @tree_to_lua bit
+                    if statement
+                        @error "Cannot use [[#{bit.src}]] as a string interpolation value, since it's not an expression."
+                    insert concat_parts, expr
+            return concat(concat_parts)
+
         -- Uses named local functions to help out callstack readability
         lua_code = (vars)=>
-            inner_vars = setmetatable({}, {__index:(_,key)-> "vars[#{repr(key)}]"})
-            lua = @tree_to_value(vars.code, inner_vars)
+            lua = nomsu_string_as_lua(@, vars.code)
             return nil, lua
-        @defmacro "lua > %code", lua_code
+        @defmacro "lua> %code", lua_code
 
         lua_value = (vars)=>
-            inner_vars = setmetatable({}, {__index:(_,key)-> "vars[#{repr(key)}]"})
-            lua = @tree_to_value(vars.code, inner_vars)
+            lua = nomsu_string_as_lua(@, vars.code)
             return lua, nil
-        @defmacro "= lua %code", lua_value
+        @defmacro "=lua %code", lua_value
 
         run_file = (vars)=>
             if vars.filename\match(".*%.lua")