diff --git a/ast.js b/ast.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e88815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ast.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module.exports = {
+  Body(statements)                { return { type: 'body',   value: statements } },
+  Link(identifier)                { return { type: 'link',   value: identifier } },
+  Invocation(identifier, ...args) { return { type: 'invo',   value: identifier, args } },
+  Const(name, value)              { return { type: 'const',  value, name } },
+  Int(n)                          { return { type: 'int',    value: n } },
+  String(s)                       { return { type: 'string', value: s } },
+  Variable(name, value)           { return { type: 'var',    value, name } },
+  VariableReference(name)         { return { type: 'ref',    value: name } }
+}
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diff --git a/compiler.js b/compiler.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7467b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler.js
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+
+const rname = () => (new Array(8).fill(''))
+  .map(() => 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'[
+    Math.floor(Math.random() * 26)
+  ]).join('');
+
+const linkables = {
+  log: require('./linkables/log.js'),
+  exit: require('./linkables/exit.js')
+};
+
+const callingConvention = {
+  SYSCALL_REGISTER: 'rax',
+  PARAMETER_REGISTERS: ['rdi', 'rsi', 'rdx', 'rcx', 'r8', 'r9']
+}
+
+const staticVariables = new Map();
+const linkedLibraries = new Map();
+const statements = [];
+// this maybe should be absctracted into scopes but /shrug
+const localVariables = new Map();
+
+const sections = {
+  data() {
+    const convert = ([name, xs]) => name + ' db ' + xs.join(',')
+    return 'section .data\n  '
+      + [...staticVariables.entries()]
+        .map(convert)
+        .join('\n  ')
+  },
+  text() {
+    return 'section .text\n  global _start\n_start:\n  push rbp\n  mov rbp, rsp\n  '
+      + statements.join('\n  ')
+      + '\n  mov rsp, rbp\n  pop rbp\n  mov rax, 60\n  mov rdi, 0\n  syscall\n'
+      + [...linkedLibraries.values()].map(({asmName, asm}) => asmName + ':\n' + asm).join('\n')
+  }
+}
+
+function zip(a, b) {
+  const len = Math.min(a.length, b.length);
+  const ret = [];
+  for(let i = 0; i < len; i ++) {
+    ret.push([a[i], b[i]]);
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
+function compileStringLiteral(str) {
+  const varName = rname();
+  staticVariables.set(varName, Buffer.from(str + '\x00'));
+  return varName;
+}
+
+function compileRef(name) {
+  console.assert(localVariables.has(name), 'unknown variable ' + name);
+  return `[rbp - ${localVariables.get(name).offset}]`;
+}
+
+function compileInvocation(name, ...args) {
+  console.assert(linkedLibraries.has(name), 'unknown function ' + name);
+  console.assert(args.length <= 6, 'functions cannot have more than 6 arguments');
+  const argMoves = [];
+  for(const [register, argument] of zip(callingConvention.PARAMETER_REGISTERS, args)) {
+    if(typeof argument === 'object') {
+      switch (argument.type) {
+        case 'string': {
+          argMoves.push(`mov ${register}, ${compileStringLiteral(argument.value)}`)
+          break;
+        }
+        case 'ref': {
+          const reference = compileRef(argument.value);
+          argMoves.push(`mov ${register}, ${reference}`)
+          break;
+        }
+        default: {
+          console.error('unhandled argument type ' + argument.type);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  statements.push(...argMoves);
+  statements.push('call ' + linkedLibraries.get(name).asmName);
+}
+
+function compileVariable(name, value) {
+  const typesize = 8;
+  console.assert(!localVariables.has(name), 'duplicate variable name ' + name);
+  localVariables.set(name, {
+    // !!                        this is wrong. \/ not everything is a 64 bit #
+    offset: typesize + localVariables.size * typesize,
+    size: typesize
+  });
+  if(value.type === 'string') {
+    const variableName = compileStringLiteral(value.value);
+    statements.push('push ' + variableName)
+  } else {
+    console.error('dont know how to set a variable to a non string lol')
+  }
+}
+
+function compileStatement(item) {
+  switch(item.type) {
+    case 'link': {
+      console.assert(item.value in linkables, 'Cannot find linked module: ' + item.value);
+      linkedLibraries.set(item.value, linkables[item.value]);
+      break;
+    }
+    case 'invo': {
+      compileInvocation(item.value, ...item.args);
+      break;
+    }
+    case 'var': {
+      compileVariable(item.name, item.value);
+      break;
+    }
+    default: {
+      console.error('unhandled statement ' + item.type);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function compile(tree) {
+  for(const item of tree.value) {
+    compileStatement(item);
+  }
+  return sections.data() + '\n' + sections.text();
+}
+
+module.exports = compile;
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diff --git a/disco.asm b/disco.asm
index bae15c7..af5987e 100644
--- a/disco.asm
+++ b/disco.asm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 
 section .data
-  text db "abc",10,0
+  
 
 section .bss
   stackArguments resb 64
diff --git a/disco.disco b/disco.disco
index 1372c42..990d1f0 100644
--- a/disco.disco
+++ b/disco.disco
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 
 link log
-log("hello\n")
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+log("Hello")
+log("World")
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diff --git a/disco.js b/disco.js
index da29ca5..46e0775 100755
--- a/disco.js
+++ b/disco.js
@@ -1,140 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-const AST = {
-  Body(statements) { return { type: 'body', value: statements } },
-  Identifier(name) { return { type: 'iden', value: name } },
-  Link(identifier) { return { type: 'link', value: identifier } },
-  Const(name, value) { return { type: 'const', name, value } },
-  Int(n) { return { type: 'int', value: n } },
-  String(s) { return { type: 'string', value: s } },
-  Invocation(identifier, ...args) { return { type: 'invo', value: identifier, args } }
-}
-
-const linkables = {
-  log: {
-    asmName: '_log',
-    asm: `\
-  push rax
-  mov rbx, 0
-_log_loop:
-  mov cl, [rax]
-  cmp cl, 0
-  je _log_loop_end
-  inc rax
-  inc rbx
-  jmp _log_loop
-_log_loop_end:
-  mov rdx, rbx
-  mov rax, 1
-  mov rdi, 1
-  pop rsi
-  syscall
-  ret`
-  }
-}
-
-function compile(body) {
-  const linkedFunctions = {}
-
-  // add linked functions
-  // add static literals
-  // add main statments
-  const rname = () => (new Array(8).fill('')).map(() => 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'[Math.floor(Math.random() * 26)]).join('');
-  const literals = {
-
-  }
-  let mainStatements = '';
-
-  const parseLink = (identifier) => {
-    console.assert(identifier.type === 'iden', 'EXPECTED IDENTIFIER AFTER LINK');
-    console.assert(identifier.value in linkables, 'CANNOT FIND LINK ' + identifier.value);
-    linkedFunctions[identifier.value] = linkables[identifier.value];
-  }
-
-  const parseString = (string) => {
-    const name = rname();
-    literals[name] = string.value
-    return name;
-  }
-
-  const parseInvocation = (invocation) => {
-    console.assert(invocation.value.value in linkedFunctions, 'UNKNOWN FUNCTION ' + invocation.value);
-    
-    const stuffIdk = [];
-
-    for(const arg of invocation.args) {
-      switch(arg.type) {
-        case 'string': {
-          const asmName = parseString(arg);
-          stuffIdk.push(asmName);
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    mainStatements += `\
-  mov rax, ${stuffIdk[0]}
-  call ${linkedFunctions[invocation.value.value].asmName}
-`
-
-  }
-
-  const parseBody = (body) => {
-    for(const node of body.value) {
-      switch(node.type) {
-        case 'link': {
-          parseLink(node.value);
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'invo': {
-          parseInvocation(node);
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  parseBody(body);
-
-  return `\
-section .data
-${Object.entries(literals).map(([name, string]) => {
-  return "  " + name + " db \"" + string + "\",10,0";
-})}
-section .text
-  global _start
-
-_start:
-${mainStatements}
-  call _exit
-
-_exit:
-  mov rax, 60
-  mov rdi, 0
-  syscall
-
-${Object.values(linkedFunctions).map(({asmName, asm}) => {
-  return `${asmName}:\n${asm}`
-}).join('\n\n')}`
-}
-
-
-require('fs').writeFileSync('out.asm', compile(AST.Body([
-  AST.Link(AST.Identifier('log')),
-  AST.Invocation(
-    AST.Identifier('log'),
-    AST.String('Hello World')
-  )
-])));
+const AST = require('./ast.js');
+const compile = require('./compiler.js');
 
+const myProgram = AST.Body([
+  AST.Variable('test1', AST.String('This String is Contained in a variable')),
+  AST.Variable('test2', AST.String('This is a second string in a variable')),
+  AST.Link('log'),
+  AST.Invocation('log', AST.String('hello')),
+  AST.Invocation('log', AST.String('world')),
+  AST.Invocation('log', AST.VariableReference('test1')),
+  AST.Invocation('log', AST.VariableReference('test2')),
+  AST.Invocation('log', AST.VariableReference('test1')),
+  AST.Invocation('log', AST.VariableReference('test2')),
+]);
 
+const asmFile = compile(myProgram)
 try {
-  require('child_process').execSync('nasm -f elf64 out.asm -o out.o');
-  require('child_process').execSync('ld out.o -o out');
+  require('fs').writeFileSync('out.asm', asmFile);
+  require('child_process').execSync('nasm -f elf64 out.asm -o out.o', { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  require('child_process').execSync('ld out.o -o out', { stdio: 'inherit' });
   require('child_process').execSync('./out', { stdio: 'inherit' });
 } catch (e) {
-
+  process.exit(1);
 }
-
-
-
diff --git a/linkables/exit.js b/linkables/exit.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d602da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkables/exit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module.exports = {
+  asmName: '_exit_with_code',
+  asm: `\
+  push rax
+  mov rax, 60
+  pop rdi
+  syscall
+`
+}
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diff --git a/linkables/log.js b/linkables/log.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc14c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkables/log.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module.exports = {
+  asmName: '_log',
+  asm: `\
+  push rdi
+  mov rbx, 0
+_log_loop:
+  mov cl, [rdi]
+  cmp cl, 0
+  je _log_loop_end
+  inc rdi
+  inc rbx
+  jmp _log_loop
+_log_loop_end:
+  mov rdx, rbx
+  mov rax, 1
+  mov rdi, 1
+  pop rsi
+  syscall
+  push 10
+  mov rax, 1
+  mov rdi, 1
+  mov rsi, rsp
+  mov rdx, 1
+  syscall
+  pop rdi
+  ret`
+}
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diff --git a/out.asm b/out.asm
index c5e317b..de74bc6 100644
--- a/out.asm
+++ b/out.asm
@@ -1,27 +1,40 @@
 section .data
-  YMYJYNCD db "Hello World",10,0
+  QVGWSIUM db 84,104,105,115,32,83,116,114,105,110,103,32,105,115,32,67,111,110,116,97,105,110,101,100,32,105,110,32,97,32,118,97,114,105,97,98,108,101,0
+  ZYXGJUBF db 84,104,105,115,32,105,115,32,97,32,115,101,99,111,110,100,32,115,116,114,105,110,103,32,105,110,32,97,32,118,97,114,105,97,98,108,101,0
+  GPBLFTCX db 104,101,108,108,111,0
+  GXMDWCDF db 119,111,114,108,100,0
 section .text
   global _start
-
 _start:
-  mov rax, YMYJYNCD
+  push rbp
+  mov rbp, rsp
+  push QVGWSIUM
+  push ZYXGJUBF
+  mov rdi, GPBLFTCX
   call _log
-
-  call _exit
-
-_exit:
+  mov rdi, GXMDWCDF
+  call _log
+  mov rdi, [rbp - 8]
+  call _log
+  mov rdi, [rbp - 16]
+  call _log
+  mov rdi, [rbp - 8]
+  call _log
+  mov rdi, [rbp - 16]
+  call _log
+  mov rsp, rbp
+  pop rbp
   mov rax, 60
   mov rdi, 0
   syscall
-
 _log:
-  push rax
+  push rdi
   mov rbx, 0
 _log_loop:
-  mov cl, [rax]
+  mov cl, [rdi]
   cmp cl, 0
   je _log_loop_end
-  inc rax
+  inc rdi
   inc rbx
   jmp _log_loop
 _log_loop_end:
@@ -30,4 +43,11 @@ _log_loop_end:
   mov rdi, 1
   pop rsi
   syscall
+  push 10
+  mov rax, 1
+  mov rdi, 1
+  mov rsi, rsp
+  mov rdx, 1
+  syscall
+  pop rdi
   ret
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