diff --git a/pkg/shsh/token.go b/pkg/shsh/token.go
index fd81863..54ddd83 100644
--- a/pkg/shsh/token.go
+++ b/pkg/shsh/token.go
@@ -22,42 +22,41 @@ type parse_tag enum {
 
 type Token struct {
     Token *next
-    interface{} *_inner
+    interface{} _inner
 }
 
 
-func lex(string input) string {
+func lex(string input) Token {
     ret  := new(Token)
     iter := &ret
-    // buffered reader via new or make i dunno
-    buff_is_dirty := false
+    var tok strings.Builder
     iter_alloced := false
 
     for pos, char := range input {
         switch char {
         case '\'', '\"', '`':
             // parse new token
-            fallthrough // ?
+            fallthrough
         case ' ', '\t', '\n', '\f', '\r':
-            // parse new token
+            *iter = new(Token)
+            (*iter)->_inner = tok.String()
+            iter_alloced = true
         case '(':
             // match paren
-            // parse list
+            *iter = new(Token)
+            (*iter)->_inner = lex(tok.String())
+            iter_alloced = true
         case ')':
             // SHOULDNT HAPPEN
         default:
-            // add to buffer
+            tok.WriteRune(char)
             buf_is_dirty = true
         }
 
-        if buf_is_dirty {
-            // clear buffer
-            buf_is_dirty = false
-        }
-
         if iter_alloced {
             iter = &(*iter)->next
             iter_alloced = false
+            // clear buffer
         }
     }
 }