diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0252665..cc9818c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -469,6 +469,12 @@ version = "0.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "95505c38b4572b2d910cecb0281560f54b440a19336cbbcb27bf6ce6adc6f5a8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hermit-abi"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d231dfb89cfffdbc30e7fc41579ed6066ad03abda9e567ccafae602b97ec5024"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ident_case"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -519,6 +525,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "is-terminal"
+version = "0.4.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f23ff5ef2b80d608d61efee834934d862cd92461afc0560dedf493e4c033738b"
+dependencies = [
+ "hermit-abi",
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "is_ci"
+version = "1.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "616cde7c720bb2bb5824a224687d8f77bfd38922027f01d825cd7453be5099fb"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "1.0.10"
@@ -546,6 +569,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
  "indoc",
  "logos",
+ "owo-colors",
  "petgraph",
  "rowan",
 ]
@@ -697,6 +721,9 @@ name = "owo-colors"
 version = "4.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "caff54706df99d2a78a5a4e3455ff45448d81ef1bb63c22cd14052ca0e993a3f"
+dependencies = [
+ "supports-color",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "petgraph"
@@ -974,6 +1001,16 @@ version = "0.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "73473c0e59e6d5812c5dfe2a064a6444949f089e20eec9a2e5506596494e4623"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "supports-color"
+version = "2.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d6398cde53adc3c4557306a96ce67b302968513830a77a95b2b17305d9719a89"
+dependencies = [
+ "is-terminal",
+ "is_ci",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "svg-filters"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/crates/lang/Cargo.toml b/crates/lang/Cargo.toml
index c64720c..8a9c80b 100644
--- a/crates/lang/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/lang/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ rowan = "0.15.15"
 drop_bomb = "0.1.5"
 enumset = "1.1.3"
 indoc = "2"
+owo-colors = {version = "4", features = ["supports-colors"]}
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/lang/src/lst_parser/input.rs b/crates/lang/src/lst_parser/input.rs
index e9a5e2e..a00d862 100644
--- a/crates/lang/src/lst_parser/input.rs
+++ b/crates/lang/src/lst_parser/input.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+use enumset::enum_set;
+
 use crate::lst_parser::syntax_kind::SyntaxKind;
 
+use super::syntax_kind::TokenSet;
+
 pub struct Input<'src, 'toks> {
     raw: &'toks Vec<(SyntaxKind, &'src str)>,
     /// indices of the "meaningful" tokens (not whitespace etc)
@@ -10,14 +14,19 @@ pub struct Input<'src, 'toks> {
     newlines: Vec<usize>,
 }
 
+pub const MEANINGLESS_TOKS: TokenSet = enum_set!(SyntaxKind::WHITESPACE | SyntaxKind::NEWLINE);
+
 impl<'src, 'toks> Input<'src, 'toks> {
     pub fn new(raw_toks: &'toks Vec<(SyntaxKind, &'src str)>) -> Self {
         let meaningful = raw_toks
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
-            .filter_map(|(i, tok)| match tok.0 {
-                SyntaxKind::WHITESPACE | SyntaxKind::NEWLINE => None,
-                _ => Some(i),
+            .filter_map(|(i, tok)| {
+                if MEANINGLESS_TOKS.contains(tok.0) {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    Some(i)
+                }
             })
             .collect();
         let newlines = raw_toks
diff --git a/crates/lang/src/lst_parser/output.rs b/crates/lang/src/lst_parser/output.rs
index 141d7d9..f17d97e 100644
--- a/crates/lang/src/lst_parser/output.rs
+++ b/crates/lang/src/lst_parser/output.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+use owo_colors::{unset_override, OwoColorize};
 use rowan::{GreenNode, GreenNodeBuilder, GreenNodeData, GreenTokenData, Language, NodeOrToken};
 use std::mem;
 
-use crate::lst_parser::syntax_kind::{Lang, SyntaxKind};
+use crate::lst_parser::{
+    input::MEANINGLESS_TOKS,
+    syntax_kind::{Lang, SyntaxKind},
+};
 
 use super::{error::SyntaxError, events::Event};
 
@@ -14,47 +18,109 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for Output {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         let mut errs: Vec<&SyntaxError> = self.errors.iter().collect();
         errs.reverse();
-        debug_print_green_node(NodeOrToken::Node(&self.green_node), f, 0, &mut errs)
+
+        debug_print_green_node(NodeOrToken::Node(&self.green_node), f, 0, &mut errs, false)
     }
 }
 
 fn debug_print_green_node(
     node: NodeOrToken<&GreenNodeData, &GreenTokenData>,
-    f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>,
+    f: &mut dyn std::fmt::Write,
     lvl: i32,
     errs: &mut Vec<&SyntaxError>,
+    colored: bool,
 ) -> std::fmt::Result {
     for _ in 0..lvl {
         f.write_str("    ")?;
     }
 
-    match node {
+    if !colored {
+        owo_colors::set_override(false);
+    } else {
+        owo_colors::set_override(true);
+    }
+
+    let r = match node {
         NodeOrToken::Node(n) => {
             let kind = Lang::kind_from_raw(node.kind());
             if kind != SyntaxKind::PARSE_ERR {
-                writeln!(f, "{:?} {{", Lang::kind_from_raw(node.kind()))?;
+                writeln!(
+                    f,
+                    "{:?} {}",
+                    Lang::kind_from_raw(node.kind()).bright_yellow().bold(),
+                    "{".yellow()
+                )?;
             } else {
                 let err = errs
                     .pop()
-                    .expect("all error syntax nodes should correspond to an error");
+                    .expect("all error syntax nodes should correspond to an error")
+                    .bright_red();
 
-                writeln!(f, "{:?}: {err:?} {{", kind)?;
+                writeln!(
+                    f,
+                    "{:?}{} {err:?} {}",
+                    kind.bright_red().bold(),
+                    ":".red(),
+                    "{".bright_red().bold()
+                )?;
             }
             for c in n.children() {
-                debug_print_green_node(c, f, lvl + 1, errs)?;
+                debug_print_green_node(c, f, lvl + 1, errs, colored)?;
             }
             for _ in 0..lvl {
                 f.write_str("    ")?;
             }
-            f.write_str("}\n")
+            if kind != SyntaxKind::PARSE_ERR {
+                write!(f, "{}", "}\n".yellow())
+            } else {
+                write!(f, "{}", "}\n".bright_red().bold())
+            }
         }
         NodeOrToken::Token(t) => {
-            writeln!(f, "{:?} {:?};", Lang::kind_from_raw(t.kind()), t.text())
+            let tok = Lang::kind_from_raw(t.kind());
+            if MEANINGLESS_TOKS.contains(tok) {
+                writeln!(
+                    f,
+                    "{:?} {:?}{}",
+                    Lang::kind_from_raw(t.kind()).white(),
+                    t.text().white(),
+                    ";".white()
+                )
+            } else {
+                writeln!(
+                    f,
+                    "{:?} {:?}{}",
+                    Lang::kind_from_raw(t.kind()).bright_cyan().bold(),
+                    t.text().green(),
+                    ";".yellow()
+                )
+            }
         }
+    };
+
+    if !colored {
+        owo_colors::unset_override();
     }
+
+    r
 }
 
 impl Output {
+    pub fn debug_colored(&self) -> String {
+        let mut out = String::new();
+        let mut errs: Vec<&SyntaxError> = self.errors.iter().collect();
+        errs.reverse();
+
+        let _ = debug_print_green_node(
+            NodeOrToken::Node(&self.green_node),
+            &mut out,
+            0,
+            &mut errs,
+            true,
+        );
+
+        out
+    }
     pub fn from_parser_output(
         mut raw_toks: Vec<(SyntaxKind, &str)>,
         (mut events, errs): (Vec<Event>, Vec<SyntaxError>),
diff --git a/crates/lang/src/main.rs b/crates/lang/src/main.rs
index 517094d..2531709 100644
--- a/crates/lang/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/lang/src/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn main() {
     let p_out = dbg!(parser.finish());
     let o = Output::from_parser_output(toks, p_out);
 
-    println!("Out: {:?}", o);
+    println!("{}", o.debug_colored());
 
     // let parse_res = parser::parse(&f);
     // println!("parse: {:?}", parse_res);
diff --git a/testfiles/test.owo b/testfiles/test.owo
index bbcf720..ac1af18 100644
--- a/testfiles/test.owo
+++ b/testfiles/test.owo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-meow 1 (3 | add 1)
+meow | gay |