diff --git a/jortsc/grammar b/jortsc/grammar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43938ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jortsc/grammar
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+digit = "0" | "1" | "2" | "3" | "4" | "5" | "6" | "7" | "8" | "9" ;
+integer = ['-' | '+'] "0" digit {digit} ;
+
+hex_letters = "a" | "b" | "c" | "d" | "e" | "f"
+hex_integer = "0x", {hex_letters | digit} ;
+
+oct_digits = "0" | "1" | "2" | "3" | "4" | "5" | "6" | "7" ;
+octal_integer = "0o", {oct_digits} ;
+
+program = 
diff --git a/jortsc/main.py b/jortsc/main.py
index 46587fa..fb32335 100644
--- a/jortsc/main.py
+++ b/jortsc/main.py
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 
 import sys
 import pprint
-import logging
 
 from jortsc.parser.lexer import lex_jorts
-from jortsc.parser.parser import parse
-
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
 def main():
     """main entry point"""
@@ -20,8 +16,5 @@ def main():
     pprint.pprint(tokens)
     print([t[0] for t in tokens])
 
-    tree = parse(in_data)
-    print(tree)
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/jortsc/parser/parser.py b/jortsc/parser/parser.py
index 6143f14..c5e5b39 100644
--- a/jortsc/parser/parser.py
+++ b/jortsc/parser/parser.py
@@ -1,40 +1,9 @@
 
 from lark import Lark
 
+# TODO: write a grammar
 GRAMMAR = """
-FN: "fn"
-IMPORT: "import"
-COMMA: ","
-DOT: "."
-SINGLE_COMMENT: "//"
-NEWLINE: /[ \\n\\t]+/
-ANY: /.+/
-WHITESPACE: " "
-INTEGER: /[0-9]+/
-ARROW: "->"
-COM_START: "/*"
-COM_END: "*/"
-QUOTE: "\\""
-
-identifier: WHITESPACE* ANY WHITESPACE*
-
-single_comment: "//" ANY* NEWLINE
-multi_comment: COM_START ANY* COM_END
-
-import_stmt: IMPORT identifier NEWLINE
-
-fn_arg: identifier identifier
-fn_stmt: FN identifier? "(" [fn_arg COMMA] ")" [ARROW identifier] "{" [stmt NEWLINE]* "}"
-
-sign_int: "+" | "-"
-string: QUOTE ANY* QUOTE
-value: (sign_int* INTEGER) | string
-
-call_stmt: [identifier DOT] identifier "(" [value COMMA]* ")"
-
-stmt: (NEWLINE*) | import_stmt | fn_stmt | call_stmt
-
-start: (stmt NEWLINE)*
+yeet
 """
 
 def parse(string: str):