diff --git a/build.lua b/build.lua
index 14a7db0..2d00166 100644
--- a/build.lua
+++ b/build.lua
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ runCommand('rm -r build')
 runCommand('mkdir build')
 
 local files = {
-	'src/lexer.c',
 	'src/helper.c',
+	'src/lexer.c',
+	'src/parser.c',
 	'src/main.c',
 }
 
diff --git a/src/helper.c b/src/helper.c
index 02a34f2..d6415a1 100644
--- a/src/helper.c
+++ b/src/helper.c
@@ -20,3 +20,17 @@ int noom_streql(const char* stra, noom_uint_t lena, const char* strb, noom_uint_
 
 	return 1;
 }
+
+#include <stdlib.h> // TODO: remove
+
+void* noom_alloc(noom_uint_t size) {
+	return malloc(size);
+}
+
+void noom_free(void* ptr) {
+	free(ptr);
+}
+
+void* noom_realloc(void* ptr, noom_uint_t size) {
+	return realloc(ptr, size);
+}
diff --git a/src/helper.h b/src/helper.h
index 1ce78b3..9702158 100644
--- a/src/helper.h
+++ b/src/helper.h
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 
 int noom_startswith(const char* str, char* compare);
 int noom_streql(const char* stra, noom_uint_t lena, const char* strb, noom_uint_t lenb); // rename to something better?
+
+void* noom_alloc(noom_uint_t size);
+void noom_free(void* ptr);
+void* noom_realloc(void* ptr, noom_uint_t size);
diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6acb6e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#include "parser.h"
+#include "helper.h"
+
+int noomP_peek(noomP_Parser* parser, noomL_Token* token) {
+	while (1) {
+		int success = noomL_lex(parser->code, parser->lex_offset, token);
+		if (!success) return -1; // TODO: proper error propogation and stuff
+	
+		if (token->type == NOOML_TOKEN_WHITESPACE) {
+			// peek changes state, but only if it's one of these useless tokens anyway.
+			parser->lex_offset += token->length;
+			continue;
+		}
+		
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+void noomP_skip(noomP_Parser* parser, noomL_Token* token) { // expects you to alr know the token
+	if (token->type == NOOML_TOKEN_EOF) return;
+
+	parser->lex_offset += token->length;
+}
+
+noomP_Node* noomP_allocNode(noomP_Parser* parser) {
+	noomP_Node* node = noom_alloc(sizeof(noomP_Node));
+	if (node == 0) return 0;
+
+	node->previous_node = parser->last_node;
+
+	node->subnodec = 0;
+	node->subnodes = noom_alloc(sizeof(noomP_Node*) * 2);
+	node->subnode_cap = 2;
+	if (node->subnodes == 0) {
+		noom_free(node);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	parser->last_node = node;
+
+	return node;
+}
+
+int noomP_addSubnode(noomP_Node* node, noomP_Node* subnode) {
+	if (node->subnodec == node->subnode_cap) {
+		node->subnode_cap = node->subnode_cap * 2;
+		node->subnodes = noom_realloc(node->subnodes, sizeof(noomP_Node*) * node->subnode_cap);
+
+		if (node->subnodes == 0) return -1;
+	}
+
+	node->subnodes[node->subnodec++] = subnode;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+noomP_Node* noomP_parseStatement(noomP_Parser* parser) {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int noomP_parse(const char* code, const char* filename, noomP_Node** outpointer) {
+	noomP_Parser parser;
+	noomP_initParser(&parser, code, filename);
+
+	noomL_Token token;
+	noomP_Node* node = noomP_allocNode(&parser);
+
+	node->type = NOOMP_NODE_PROGRAM;
+
+	while (1) {
+		noomP_peek(&parser, &token);
+		if (token.type == NOOML_TOKEN_EOF) return 0;
+
+		noomP_Node* child = noomP_parseStatement(&parser);
+		if (child == 0) return -1;
+
+		noomP_addSubnode(node, child);
+	}
+
+	node->type = NOOMP_NODE_PROGRAM;
+	node->subnodec = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int noomP_initParser(noomP_Parser* parser, const char* code, const char* filename) {
+	parser->code = code;
+	parser->filename = filename;
+	parser->lex_offset = 0;
+	parser->last_node = (void *)0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/parser.h b/src/parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bb75ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include "types.h"
+#include "lexer.h"
+
+typedef enum noomP_NodeType {
+	NOOMP_NODE_PROGRAM,
+} noomP_NodeType;
+
+typedef struct noomP_Node {
+	noomP_NodeType type;
+	
+	noom_uint_t subnodec;
+	noom_uint_t subnode_cap;
+	struct noomP_Node** subnodes;
+
+	struct noomP_Node* previous_node;
+} noomP_Node;
+
+typedef struct noomP_Parser { // todo: track location in code with line/column?
+	const char* code;
+	const char* filename;
+	noom_uint_t lex_offset;
+
+	noomP_Node* last_node;
+} noomP_Parser;
+
+int noomP_peek(noomP_Parser* parser, noomL_Token* token);
+void noomP_skip(noomP_Parser* parser, noomL_Token* token);
+
+noomP_Node* noomP_allocNode(noomP_Parser* parser);
+
+noomP_Node* noomP_parseStatement(noomP_Parser* parser);
+int noomP_parse(const char* code, const char* filename, noomP_Node** outpointer);
+
+int noomP_initParser(noomP_Parser* parser, const char* code, const char* filename);
+