diff --git a/lib/cake.js b/lib/cake.js
index 17a10f09..b3ec0ba1 100755
--- a/lib/cake.js
+++ b/lib/cake.js
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
       task = _b[name];
       _a.push((function() {
         spaces = 20 - name.length;
-        spaces = spaces > 0 ? ((function() {
+        spaces = spaces > 0 ? (function() {
           _c = []; _f = 0; _g = spaces;
           for (_e=0, i=_f; (_f <= _g ? i <= _g : i >= _g); (_f <= _g ? i += 1 : i -= 1), _e++) {
             _c.push(' ');
           }
           return _c;
-        }).call(this)).join('') : '';
+        }).call(this).join('') : '';
         return puts("cake " + name + spaces + ' # ' + task.description);
       }).call(this));
     }
diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index 19a5fcd9..43737ff6 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@
   Node.prototype.toString = function toString(idt) {
     var _a, _b, _c, child;
     idt = idt || '';
-    return '\n' + idt + this.type + ((function() {
+    return '\n' + idt + this.type + (function() {
       _a = []; _b = this.children;
       for (_c = 0; _c < _b.length; _c++) {
         child = _b[_c];
         _a.push(child.toString(idt + TAB));
       }
       return _a;
-    }).call(this)).join('');
+    }).call(this).join('');
   };
   // Default implementations of the common node methods.
   Node.prototype.unwrap = function unwrap() {
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@
     // Compile each expression in the Expressions body.
     compile_node: function compile_node(o) {
       var _a, _b, _c, node;
-      return ((function() {
+      return (function() {
         _a = []; _b = this.expressions;
         for (_c = 0; _c < _b.length; _c++) {
           node = _b[_c];
           _a.push(this.compile_expression(node, merge(o)));
         }
         return _a;
-      }).call(this)).join("\n");
+      }).call(this).join("\n");
     },
     // If this is the top-level Expressions, wrap everything in a safety closure.
     compile_root: function compile_root(o) {
@@ -421,14 +421,14 @@
       if (this.args[this.args.length - 1] instanceof SplatNode) {
         return this.compile_splat(o);
       }
-      args = ((function() {
+      args = (function() {
         _a = []; _b = this.args;
         for (_c = 0; _c < _b.length; _c++) {
           arg = _b[_c];
           _a.push(arg.compile(o));
         }
         return _a;
-      }).call(this)).join(', ');
+      }).call(this).join(', ');
       if (this.variable === 'super') {
         return this.compile_super(args, o);
       }
@@ -826,14 +826,14 @@
         splat.index = this.params.length;
         this.body.unshift(splat);
       }
-      params = ((function() {
+      params = (function() {
         _a = []; _b = this.params;
         for (_c = 0; _c < _b.length; _c++) {
           param = _b[_c];
           _a.push(param.compile(o));
         }
         return _a;
-      }).call(this));
+      }).call(this);
       _d = params;
       for (_e = 0; _e < _d.length; _e++) {
         param = _d[_e];
@@ -858,14 +858,14 @@
       var _a, _b, _c, child, children;
       idt = idt || '';
       children = flatten([this.params, this.body.expressions]);
-      return '\n' + idt + this.type + ((function() {
+      return '\n' + idt + this.type + (function() {
         _a = []; _b = children;
         for (_c = 0; _c < _b.length; _c++) {
           child = _b[_c];
           _a.push(child.toString(idt + TAB));
         }
         return _a;
-      }).call(this)).join('');
+      }).call(this).join('');
     }
   }));
   // A splat, either as a parameter to a function, an argument to a call,
@@ -1069,13 +1069,19 @@
   // An extra set of parentheses, specified explicitly in the source.
   ParentheticalNode = (exports.ParentheticalNode = inherit(Node, {
     type: 'Paren',
-    constructor: function constructor(expressions) {
-      this.children = [(this.expressions = expressions)];
+    constructor: function constructor(expression) {
+      this.children = [(this.expression = expression)];
       return this;
     },
+    is_statement: function is_statement() {
+      return this.expression.is_statement();
+    },
     compile_node: function compile_node(o) {
       var code, l;
-      code = this.expressions.compile(o);
+      code = this.expression.compile(o);
+      if (this.is_statement()) {
+        return code;
+      }
       l = code.length;
       if (code.substr(l - 1, 1) === ';') {
         code = code.substr(o, l - 1);
@@ -1247,14 +1253,14 @@
     },
     compile_condition: function compile_condition(o) {
       var _a, _b, _c, cond;
-      return ((function() {
+      return (function() {
         _a = []; _b = flatten([this.condition]);
         for (_c = 0; _c < _b.length; _c++) {
           cond = _b[_c];
           _a.push(cond.compile(o));
         }
         return _a;
-      }).call(this)).join(' || ');
+      }).call(this).join(' || ');
     },
     compile_node: function compile_node(o) {
       return this.is_statement() ? this.compile_statement(o) : this.compile_ternary(o);
diff --git a/lib/scope.js b/lib/scope.js
index 62002dc6..753e4dd8 100644
--- a/lib/scope.js
+++ b/lib/scope.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
   // Return the list of variables first declared in current scope.
   Scope.prototype.declared_variables = function declared_variables() {
     var _a, _b, key, val;
-    return ((function() {
+    return (function() {
       _a = []; _b = this.variables;
       for (key in _b) if (__hasProp.call(_b, key)) {
         val = _b[key];
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@
         }
       }
       return _a;
-    }).call(this)).sort();
+    }).call(this).sort();
   };
   // Return the list of variables that are supposed to be assigned at the top
   // of scope.
   Scope.prototype.assigned_variables = function assigned_variables() {
     var _a, _b, key, val;
-    return ((function() {
+    return (function() {
       _a = []; _b = this.variables;
       for (key in _b) if (__hasProp.call(_b, key)) {
         val = _b[key];
@@ -103,20 +103,20 @@
         }
       }
       return _a;
-    }).call(this)).sort();
+    }).call(this).sort();
   };
   Scope.prototype.compiled_declarations = function compiled_declarations() {
     return this.declared_variables().join(', ');
   };
   Scope.prototype.compiled_assignments = function compiled_assignments() {
     var _a, _b, _c, t;
-    return ((function() {
+    return (function() {
       _a = []; _b = this.assigned_variables();
       for (_c = 0; _c < _b.length; _c++) {
         t = _b[_c];
         _a.push(t[0] + ' = ' + t[1]);
       }
       return _a;
-    }).call(this)).join(', ');
+    }).call(this).join(', ');
   };
 })();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 48a245bf..e5d2dd1f 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -859,12 +859,16 @@ ExistenceNode.compile_test: (o, variable) ->
 ParentheticalNode: exports.ParentheticalNode: inherit Node, {
   type: 'Paren'
 
-  constructor: (expressions) ->
-    @children: [@expressions: expressions]
+  constructor: (expression) ->
+    @children: [@expression: expression]
     this
 
+  is_statement: ->
+    @expression.is_statement()
+
   compile_node: (o) ->
-    code: @expressions.compile(o)
+    code: @expression.compile(o)
+    return code if @is_statement()
     l:    code.length
     code: code.substr(o, l-1) if code.substr(l-1, 1) is ';'
     '(' + code + ')'