diff --git a/lib/command.js b/lib/command.js
index 33e72322..909c95c1 100644
--- a/lib/command.js
+++ b/lib/command.js
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
   };
   printTokens = function(tokens) {
     var strings, tag, token, value;
-    strings = function() {
+    strings = (function() {
       var _i, _len, _ref, _results;
       _results = [];
       for (_i = 0, _len = tokens.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
         _results.push("[" + tag + " " + value + "]");
       }
       return _results;
-    }();
+    })();
     return printLine(strings.join(' '));
   };
   parseOptions = function() {
diff --git a/lib/grammar.js b/lib/grammar.js
index a2a504ca..ae84d803 100644
--- a/lib/grammar.js
+++ b/lib/grammar.js
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@
   tokens = [];
   for (name in grammar) {
     alternatives = grammar[name];
-    grammar[name] = function() {
+    grammar[name] = (function() {
       var _i, _j, _len, _len2, _ref, _results;
       _results = [];
       for (_i = 0, _len = alternatives.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@
         _results.push(alt);
       }
       return _results;
-    }();
+    })();
   }
   exports.parser = new Parser({
     tokens: tokens.join(' '),
diff --git a/lib/lexer.js b/lib/lexer.js
index 044653f3..836465dc 100644
--- a/lib/lexer.js
+++ b/lib/lexer.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   };
   Rewriter = require('./rewriter').Rewriter;
   _ref = require('./helpers'), count = _ref.count, starts = _ref.starts, compact = _ref.compact, last = _ref.last;
-  exports.Lexer = Lexer = function() {
+  exports.Lexer = Lexer = (function() {
     function Lexer() {}
     Lexer.prototype.tokenize = function(code, opts) {
       var i;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         if (COFFEE_ALIASES.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
           id = COFFEE_ALIASES[id];
         }
-        tag = function() {
+        tag = (function() {
           switch (id) {
             case '!':
               return 'UNARY';
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
             default:
               return tag;
           }
-        }();
+        })();
       }
       this.token(tag, id);
       if (colon) {
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
       return quote + this.escapeLines(body, heredoc) + quote;
     };
     return Lexer;
-  }();
+  })();
   JS_KEYWORDS = ['true', 'false', 'null', 'this', 'new', 'delete', 'typeof', 'in', 'instanceof', 'return', 'throw', 'break', 'continue', 'debugger', 'if', 'else', 'switch', 'for', 'while', 'try', 'catch', 'finally', 'class', 'extends', 'super'];
   COFFEE_KEYWORDS = ['undefined', 'then', 'unless', 'until', 'loop', 'of', 'by', 'when'];
   for (op in COFFEE_ALIASES = {
diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index 94b05f15..9d299ba4 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     this.negated = !this.negated;
     return this;
   };
-  exports.Base = Base = function() {
+  exports.Base = Base = (function() {
     function Base() {}
     Base.prototype.compile = function(o, lvl) {
       var node;
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@
     Base.prototype.unfoldSoak = NO;
     Base.prototype.assigns = NO;
     return Base;
-  }();
-  exports.Expressions = Expressions = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Expressions = Expressions = (function() {
     __extends(Expressions, Base);
     function Expressions(nodes) {
       this.expressions = compact(flatten(nodes || []));
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@
           break;
         }
       }
-      o.level = LEVEL_TOP;
+      o = merge(o, {
+        level: LEVEL_TOP
+      });
       if (i) {
         rest = this.expressions.splice(i, this.expressions.length);
         code = this.compileNode(o);
@@ -313,8 +315,8 @@
       return new Expressions(nodes);
     };
     return Expressions;
-  }();
-  exports.Literal = Literal = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Literal = Literal = (function() {
     __extends(Literal, Base);
     function Literal(value) {
       this.value = value;
@@ -360,8 +362,8 @@
       return ' "' + this.value + '"';
     };
     return Literal;
-  }();
-  exports.Return = Return = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Return = Return = (function() {
     __extends(Return, Base);
     function Return(expression) {
       this.expression = expression;
@@ -380,12 +382,11 @@
       }
     };
     Return.prototype.compileNode = function(o) {
-      o.level = LEVEL_PAREN;
-      return this.tab + ("return" + (this.expression ? ' ' + this.expression.compile(o) : '') + ";");
+      return this.tab + ("return" + (this.expression ? ' ' + this.expression.compile(o, LEVEL_PAREN) : '') + ";");
     };
     return Return;
-  }();
-  exports.Value = Value = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Value = Value = (function() {
     __extends(Value, Base);
     function Value(base, props, tag) {
       if (!props && base instanceof Value) {
@@ -522,8 +523,8 @@
       return null;
     };
     return Value;
-  }();
-  exports.Comment = Comment = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Comment = Comment = (function() {
     __extends(Comment, Base);
     function Comment(comment) {
       this.comment = comment;
@@ -539,8 +540,8 @@
       return code;
     };
     return Comment;
-  }();
-  exports.Call = Call = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Call = Call = (function() {
     __extends(Call, Base);
     function Call(variable, args, soak) {
       this.args = args != null ? args : [];
@@ -633,7 +634,7 @@
       if (code = Splat.compileSplattedArray(o, this.args, true)) {
         return this.compileSplat(o, code);
       }
-      args = (function() {
+      args = ((function() {
         var _i, _len, _ref, _results;
         _ref = this.args;
         _results = [];
@@ -642,7 +643,7 @@
           _results.push(arg.compile(o, LEVEL_LIST));
         }
         return _results;
-      }.call(this)).join(', ');
+      }).call(this)).join(', ');
       if (this.isSuper) {
         return this.superReference(o) + (".call(this" + (args && ', ' + args) + ")");
       } else {
@@ -677,8 +678,8 @@
       return "" + fun + ".apply(" + ref + ", " + splatArgs + ")";
     };
     return Call;
-  }();
-  exports.Extends = Extends = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Extends = Extends = (function() {
     __extends(Extends, Base);
     function Extends(child, parent) {
       this.child = child;
@@ -690,8 +691,8 @@
       return new Call(new Value(new Literal(utility('extends'))), [this.child, this.parent]).compile(o);
     };
     return Extends;
-  }();
-  exports.Access = Access = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Access = Access = (function() {
     __extends(Access, Base);
     function Access(name, tag) {
       this.name = name;
@@ -706,8 +707,8 @@
     };
     Access.prototype.isComplex = NO;
     return Access;
-  }();
-  exports.Index = Index = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Index = Index = (function() {
     __extends(Index, Base);
     function Index(index) {
       this.index = index;
@@ -720,8 +721,8 @@
       return this.index.isComplex();
     };
     return Index;
-  }();
-  exports.Range = Range = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Range = Range = (function() {
     __extends(Range, Base);
     Range.prototype.children = ['from', 'to'];
     function Range(from, to, tag) {
@@ -805,8 +806,8 @@
       return "(function() {" + pre + "\n" + idt + "for (" + body + ")" + post + "}).call(this)";
     };
     return Range;
-  }();
-  exports.Slice = Slice = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Slice = Slice = (function() {
     __extends(Slice, Base);
     Slice.prototype.children = ['range'];
     function Slice(range) {
@@ -824,8 +825,8 @@
       return ".slice(" + fromStr + (toStr || '') + ")";
     };
     return Slice;
-  }();
-  exports.Obj = Obj = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Obj = Obj = (function() {
     __extends(Obj, Base);
     function Obj(props, generated) {
       this.generated = generated != null ? generated : false;
@@ -844,7 +845,7 @@
       }
       idt = o.indent += TAB;
       lastNoncom = this.lastNonComment(this.properties);
-      props = function() {
+      props = (function() {
         var _len, _results;
         _results = [];
         for (i = 0, _len = props.length; i < _len; i++) {
@@ -859,7 +860,7 @@
           _results.push(indent + prop.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP) + join);
         }
         return _results;
-      }();
+      })();
       props = props.join('');
       obj = "{" + (props && '\n' + props + '\n' + this.tab) + "}";
       if (this.front) {
@@ -880,8 +881,8 @@
       return false;
     };
     return Obj;
-  }();
-  exports.Arr = Arr = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Arr = Arr = (function() {
     __extends(Arr, Base);
     function Arr(objs) {
       this.objects = objs || [];
@@ -896,7 +897,7 @@
       if (code = Splat.compileSplattedArray(o, this.objects)) {
         return code;
       }
-      code = (function() {
+      code = ((function() {
         var _i, _len, _ref, _results;
         _ref = this.objects;
         _results = [];
@@ -905,7 +906,7 @@
           _results.push(obj.compile(o, LEVEL_LIST));
         }
         return _results;
-      }.call(this)).join(', ');
+      }).call(this)).join(', ');
       if (code.indexOf('\n') >= 0) {
         return "[\n" + o.indent + code + "\n" + this.tab + "]";
       } else {
@@ -924,8 +925,8 @@
       return false;
     };
     return Arr;
-  }();
-  exports.Class = Class = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Class = Class = (function() {
     __extends(Class, Base);
     function Class(variable, parent, body) {
       this.variable = variable;
@@ -1056,8 +1057,8 @@
       return klass.compile(o);
     };
     return Class;
-  }();
-  exports.Assign = Assign = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Assign = Assign = (function() {
     __extends(Assign, Base);
     function Assign(variable, value, context, options) {
       this.variable = variable;
@@ -1225,8 +1226,8 @@
       return "[].splice.apply(" + name + ", [" + fromDecl + ", " + to + "].concat(" + val + "))";
     };
     return Assign;
-  }();
-  exports.Code = Code = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Code = Code = (function() {
     __extends(Code, Base);
     function Code(params, body, tag) {
       this.params = params || [];
@@ -1254,7 +1255,7 @@
       for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
         param = _ref[_i];
         if (param.splat) {
-          splats = new Assign(new Value(new Arr(function() {
+          splats = new Assign(new Value(new Arr((function() {
             var _i, _len, _ref, _results;
             _ref = this.params;
             _results = [];
@@ -1263,7 +1264,7 @@
               _results.push(p.asReference(o));
             }
             return _results;
-          }.call(this))), new Value(new Literal('arguments')));
+          }).call(this))), new Value(new Literal('arguments')));
           break;
         }
       }
@@ -1322,7 +1323,7 @@
       if (this.bound) {
         return utility('bind') + ("(" + code + ", " + this.context + ")");
       }
-      if (this.front) {
+      if (this.front || (o.level >= LEVEL_ACCESS)) {
         return "(" + code + ")";
       } else {
         return code;
@@ -1334,8 +1335,8 @@
       }
     };
     return Code;
-  }();
-  exports.Param = Param = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Param = Param = (function() {
     __extends(Param, Base);
     function Param(name, value, splat) {
       this.name = name;
@@ -1370,8 +1371,8 @@
       return this.name.isComplex();
     };
     return Param;
-  }();
-  exports.Splat = Splat = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Splat = Splat = (function() {
     __extends(Splat, Base);
     Splat.prototype.children = ['name'];
     Splat.prototype.isAssignable = YES;
@@ -1413,7 +1414,7 @@
       if (index === 0) {
         return args[0] + (".concat(" + (args.slice(1).join(', ')) + ")");
       }
-      base = (function() {
+      base = ((function() {
         var _i, _len, _ref, _results;
         _ref = list.slice(0, index);
         _results = [];
@@ -1422,12 +1423,12 @@
           _results.push(node.compile(o, LEVEL_LIST));
         }
         return _results;
-      }());
+      })());
       return "[" + (base.join(', ')) + "].concat(" + (args.join(', ')) + ")";
     };
     return Splat;
-  }();
-  exports.While = While = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.While = While = (function() {
     __extends(While, Base);
     function While(condition, options) {
       this.condition = (options != null ? options.invert : void 0) ? condition.invert() : condition;
@@ -1486,8 +1487,8 @@
       return code;
     };
     return While;
-  }();
-  exports.Op = Op = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Op = Op = (function() {
     var CONVERSIONS, INVERSIONS;
     __extends(Op, Base);
     function Op(op, first, second, flip) {
@@ -1616,8 +1617,8 @@
       return Op.__super__.toString.call(this, idt, this.constructor.name + ' ' + this.operator);
     };
     return Op;
-  }();
-  exports.In = In = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.In = In = (function() {
     __extends(In, Base);
     function In(object, array) {
       this.object = object;
@@ -1636,7 +1637,7 @@
       var cmp, cnj, i, item, ref, sub, tests, _ref, _ref2;
       _ref = this.object.cache(o, LEVEL_OP), sub = _ref[0], ref = _ref[1];
       _ref2 = this.negated ? [' !== ', ' && '] : [' === ', ' || '], cmp = _ref2[0], cnj = _ref2[1];
-      tests = function() {
+      tests = (function() {
         var _len, _ref, _results;
         _ref = this.array.base.objects;
         _results = [];
@@ -1645,7 +1646,7 @@
           _results.push((i ? ref : sub) + cmp + item.compile(o, LEVEL_OP));
         }
         return _results;
-      }.call(this);
+      }).call(this);
       tests = tests.join(cnj);
       if (o.level < LEVEL_OP) {
         return tests;
@@ -1671,8 +1672,8 @@
       return In.__super__.toString.call(this, idt, this.constructor.name + (this.negated ? '!' : ''));
     };
     return In;
-  }();
-  exports.Try = Try = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Try = Try = (function() {
     __extends(Try, Base);
     function Try(attempt, error, recovery, ensure) {
       this.attempt = attempt;
@@ -1703,8 +1704,8 @@
       return ("" + this.tab + "try {\n" + (this.attempt.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}" + (catchPart || '')) + (this.ensure ? " finally {\n" + (this.ensure.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}" : '');
     };
     return Try;
-  }();
-  exports.Throw = Throw = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Throw = Throw = (function() {
     __extends(Throw, Base);
     function Throw(expression) {
       this.expression = expression;
@@ -1717,8 +1718,8 @@
       return this.tab + ("throw " + (this.expression.compile(o)) + ";");
     };
     return Throw;
-  }();
-  exports.Existence = Existence = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Existence = Existence = (function() {
     __extends(Existence, Base);
     function Existence(expression) {
       this.expression = expression;
@@ -1736,8 +1737,8 @@
       }
     };
     return Existence;
-  }();
-  exports.Parens = Parens = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Parens = Parens = (function() {
     __extends(Parens, Base);
     function Parens(body) {
       this.body = body;
@@ -1768,8 +1769,8 @@
       }
     };
     return Parens;
-  }();
-  exports.For = For = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.For = For = (function() {
     __extends(For, Base);
     function For(body, source) {
       var _ref;
@@ -1922,8 +1923,8 @@
       return defs;
     };
     return For;
-  }();
-  exports.Switch = Switch = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.Switch = Switch = (function() {
     __extends(Switch, Base);
     function Switch(subject, cases, otherwise) {
       this.subject = subject;
@@ -1994,8 +1995,8 @@
       return code + this.tab + '}';
     };
     return Switch;
-  }();
-  exports.If = If = function() {
+  })();
+  exports.If = If = (function() {
     __extends(If, Base);
     function If(condition, body, options) {
       this.body = body;
@@ -2086,7 +2087,7 @@
       return this.soak && this;
     };
     return If;
-  }();
+  })();
   Push = {
     wrap: function(name, exps) {
       if (exps.isEmpty() || last(exps.expressions).jumps()) {
diff --git a/lib/optparse.js b/lib/optparse.js
index 6b1bf75f..c5b5cd91 100755
--- a/lib/optparse.js
+++ b/lib/optparse.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (function() {
   var LONG_FLAG, MULTI_FLAG, OPTIONAL, OptionParser, SHORT_FLAG, buildRule, buildRules, normalizeArguments;
-  exports.OptionParser = OptionParser = function() {
+  exports.OptionParser = OptionParser = (function() {
     function OptionParser(rules, banner) {
       this.banner = banner;
       this.rules = buildRules(rules);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
       return "\n" + (lines.join('\n')) + "\n";
     };
     return OptionParser;
-  }();
+  })();
   LONG_FLAG = /^(--\w[\w\-]+)/;
   SHORT_FLAG = /^(-\w)/;
   MULTI_FLAG = /^-(\w{2,})/;
diff --git a/lib/rewriter.js b/lib/rewriter.js
index 61420910..0dcd6e68 100644
--- a/lib/rewriter.js
+++ b/lib/rewriter.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     }
     return -1;
   }, __slice = Array.prototype.slice;
-  exports.Rewriter = function() {
+  exports.Rewriter = (function() {
     function Rewriter() {}
     Rewriter.prototype.rewrite = function(tokens) {
       this.tokens = tokens;
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
       return (_ref = this.tokens[i]) != null ? _ref[0] : void 0;
     };
     return Rewriter;
-  }();
+  })();
   BALANCED_PAIRS = [['(', ')'], ['[', ']'], ['{', '}'], ['INDENT', 'OUTDENT'], ['CALL_START', 'CALL_END'], ['PARAM_START', 'PARAM_END'], ['INDEX_START', 'INDEX_END']];
   INVERSES = {};
   EXPRESSION_START = [];
diff --git a/lib/scope.js b/lib/scope.js
index 524afcfa..69bc6c59 100644
--- a/lib/scope.js
+++ b/lib/scope.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function() {
   var Scope, extend, last, _ref;
   _ref = require('./helpers'), extend = _ref.extend, last = _ref.last;
-  exports.Scope = Scope = function() {
+  exports.Scope = Scope = (function() {
     Scope.root = null;
     function Scope(parent, expressions, method) {
       this.parent = parent;
@@ -116,5 +116,5 @@
       return _results;
     };
     return Scope;
-  }();
+  })();
 }).call(this);
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index cd8667ef..d22330aa 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ exports.Expressions = class Expressions extends Base
     for exp, i in @expressions
       exp = exp.unwrap()
       break unless exp instanceof Comment or exp instanceof Literal
-    o.level = LEVEL_TOP
+    o = merge(o, level: LEVEL_TOP)
     if i
       rest = @expressions.splice i, @expressions.length
       code = @compileNode o
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@ exports.Return = class Return extends Base
     if expr and expr not instanceof Return then expr.compile o, level else super o, level
 
   compileNode: (o) ->
-    o.level = LEVEL_PAREN
-    @tab + "return#{ if @expression then ' ' + @expression.compile o else '' };"
+    @tab + "return#{ if @expression then ' ' + @expression.compile(o, LEVEL_PAREN) else '' };"
 
 #### Value
 
@@ -1044,7 +1043,7 @@ exports.Code = class Code extends Base
     code  += '}'
     return @tab + code if @ctor
     return utility('bind') + "(#{code}, #{@context})" if @bound
-    if @front then "(#{code})" else code
+    if @front or (o.level >= LEVEL_ACCESS) then "(#{code})" else code
 
   # Short-circuit `traverseChildren` method to prevent it from crossing scope boundaries
   # unless `crossScope` is `true`.