diff --git a/lua_obj.lua b/lua_obj.lua
index 076ac1c..e766c34 100644
--- a/lua_obj.lua
+++ b/lua_obj.lua
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ do
     end,
     __len = function(self)
       return #tostring(self)
+    end,
+    parenthesize = function(self)
+      self:prepend("(")
+      return self:append(")")
     end
   }
   _base_0.__index = _base_0
diff --git a/nomsu.lua b/nomsu.lua
index 7261a72..0ba1f15 100644
--- a/nomsu.lua
+++ b/nomsu.lua
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ do
       local tree = self:parse(nomsu_code)
       assert(tree, "Failed to parse: " .. tostring(nomsu_code))
       assert(tree.type == "File", "Attempt to run non-file: " .. tostring(tree.type))
-      local lua = self:tree_to_lua(tree)
+      local lua = tree:as_lua(self)
       lua:convert_to_statements()
       lua:declare_locals()
       lua:prepend("-- File: " .. tostring(nomsu_code.source or "") .. "\n")
@@ -448,12 +448,9 @@ do
       if tree.type == 'Text' and #tree.value == 1 and type(tree.value[1]) == 'string' then
         return tree.value[1]
       end
-      local lua = Lua(tree.source, "return ", self:tree_to_lua(tree), ";")
+      local lua = Lua(tree.source, "return ", tree:as_lua(self), ";")
       return self:run_lua(lua)
     end,
-    tree_to_nomsu = function(self, tree)
-      return tree:as_nomsu()
-    end,
     value_to_nomsu = function(self, value)
       local _exp_0 = type(value)
       if "nil" == _exp_0 then
@@ -497,9 +494,6 @@ do
         return error("Unsupported value_to_nomsu type: " .. tostring(type(value)), 0)
       end
     end,
-    tree_to_lua = function(self, tree)
-      return tree:as_lua(self)
-    end,
     walk_tree = function(self, tree, depth)
       if depth == nil then
         depth = 0
@@ -693,7 +687,7 @@ do
       end
       local nomsu = self
       self:define_compile_action("immediately %block", get_line_no(), function(self, _block)
-        local lua = nomsu:tree_to_lua(_block)
+        local lua = _block:as_lua(nomsu)
         lua:convert_to_statements()
         lua:declare_locals()
         nomsu:run_lua(lua)
@@ -712,7 +706,7 @@ do
           if type(bit) == "string" then
             lua:append(repr(bit))
           else
-            local bit_lua = nomsu:tree_to_lua(bit)
+            local bit_lua = bit:as_lua(nomsu)
             if not (bit_lua.is_value) then
               local line, src = bit.source:get_line(), bit.source:get_text()
               error(tostring(line) .. ": Cannot use " .. tostring(colored.yellow(src)) .. " as a string interpolation value, since it's not an expression.")
@@ -747,7 +741,7 @@ do
       end)
       self:define_compile_action("lua> %code", get_line_no(), function(self, _code)
         if _code.type ~= "Text" then
-          return Lua.Value(self.source, "nomsu:run_lua(Lua(", repr(_code.source), ", ", repr(tostring(nomsu:tree_to_lua(_code))), "))")
+          return Lua.Value(self.source, "nomsu:run_lua(Lua(", repr(_code.source), ", ", repr(tostring(_code:as_lua(nomsu))), "))")
         end
         local lua = Lua(_code.source)
         local _list_0 = _code.value
@@ -756,7 +750,7 @@ do
           if type(bit) == "string" then
             lua:append(bit)
           else
-            local bit_lua = nomsu:tree_to_lua(bit)
+            local bit_lua = bit:as_lua(nomsu)
             if not (bit_lua.is_value) then
               local line, src = bit.source:get_line(), bit.source:get_text()
               error(tostring(line) .. ": Cannot use " .. tostring(colored.yellow(src)) .. " as a string interpolation value, since it's not an expression.", 0)
@@ -768,7 +762,7 @@ do
       end)
       self:define_compile_action("=lua %code", get_line_no(), function(self, _code)
         if _code.type ~= "Text" then
-          return Lua.Value(self.source, "nomsu:run_lua(Lua(", repr(_code.source), ", ", repr(tostring(nomsu:tree_to_lua(_code))), "))")
+          return Lua.Value(self.source, "nomsu:run_lua(Lua(", repr(_code.source), ", ", repr(tostring(_code:as_lua(nomsu))), "))")
         end
         local lua = Lua.Value(self.source)
         local _list_0 = _code.value
@@ -777,7 +771,7 @@ do
           if type(bit) == "string" then
             lua:append(bit)
           else
-            local bit_lua = nomsu:tree_to_lua(bit)
+            local bit_lua = bit:as_lua(nomsu)
             if not (lua.is_value) then
               local line, src = bit.source:get_line(), bit.source:get_text()
               error(tostring(line) .. ": Cannot use " .. tostring(colored.yellow(src)) .. " as a string interpolation value, since it's not an expression.", 0)
diff --git a/nomsu.peg b/nomsu.peg
index e4ca686..7e72011 100644
--- a/nomsu.peg
+++ b/nomsu.peg
@@ -64,13 +64,9 @@ inline_text_interpolation:
     )
 text_interpolation:
     inline_text_interpolation /
-    ("\" (
-        variable / inline_list / inline_dict / inline_text
-        / ("(" %ws* (inline_action / inline_expression) %ws* ")")
-        / (%ws* (block_comment / line_comment)? nodent "..")
-        / (indented_text %nl+ %nodent "..")
-        / ((indented_list / indented_block) nodent "..")
-    ))
+    ("\" 
+        (block_comment / line_comment / indented_text / indented_list / indented_block)?
+    nodent "..")
 
 number (Number): (("-"? (([0-9]+ "." [0-9]+) / ("." [0-9]+) / ([0-9]+)))-> tonumber)
 
diff --git a/nomsu_tree.lua b/nomsu_tree.lua
index b0109d2..ebdf812 100644
--- a/nomsu_tree.lua
+++ b/nomsu_tree.lua
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ do
   local _obj_0 = table
   insert, remove, concat = _obj_0.insert, _obj_0.remove, _obj_0.concat
 end
-local Lua, Location
+local Lua, Nomsu, Location
 do
   local _obj_0 = require("lua_obj")
-  Lua, Location = _obj_0.Lua, _obj_0.Location
+  Lua, Nomsu, Location = _obj_0.Lua, _obj_0.Nomsu, _obj_0.Location
 end
 local Types = { }
 Types.DictEntry = immutable({
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Tree = function(name, methods)
     end
     methods.type = name
     methods.name = name
-    methods.as_nomsu = function(self)
+    methods.as_nomsuXXXX = function(self)
       local leading_space = 0
       local src_file = FILE_CACHE[self.source.filename]
       while src_file:sub(self.source.start - leading_space - 1, self.source.start - leading_space - 1) == " " do
@@ -438,9 +438,9 @@ Tree("Text", {
             if not (interp_nomsu) then
               return nil
             end
-            nomsu:append("\\\n    ", interp_nomsu)
+            nomsu:append("\\\n        ", interp_nomsu)
             if i < #self.value then
-              nomsu:append("\n..")
+              nomsu:append("\n    ..")
             end
           end
         end