diff --git a/demo/index.js b/demo/index.js
index 9599878..195db63 100644
--- a/demo/index.js
+++ b/demo/index.js
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ window.onload = function() {
     var beginTime, elapsedTime;
 
     code = getCode(editor).trim();
-
-    while (/^\([\s\S]+\)$/.test(code)) {
-      code = code.slice(1, -1);
-    }
-
     beginTime = now();
 
     result = eval.call(null, SCScript.compile(code));
diff --git a/demo/parse.js b/demo/parse.js
index 52e2f66..8a5eda0 100644
--- a/demo/parse.js
+++ b/demo/parse.js
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ $(function() {
   }
 
   function update(code, mode) {
-    while (/^\([\s\S]+\)$/.test(code)) {
-      code = code.slice(1, -1);
-    }
     if (prev[0] !== code || prev[1] !== mode) {
       try {
         switch (mode) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 14a9894..60cc448 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "scscript",
-  "version": "0.0.67",
+  "version": "0.0.68",
   "author": "Nao Yonamine <mohayonao@gmail.com>",
   "homepage": "http://mohayonao.github.io/SCScript/",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/mohayonao/SCScript/issues",
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/block-expr.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/block-expr.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3ee262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/block-expr.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+(function(sc) {
+  "use strict";
+
+  require("./codegen");
+
+  var CodeGen = sc.lang.compiler.CodeGen;
+
+  CodeGen.addGenerateMethod("BlockExpression", function(node) {
+    var body = this.withFunction([], function() {
+      return this.generateStatements(node.body);
+    });
+
+    return [ "(", body, ")()" ];
+  });
+})(sc);
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/block-expr_test.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/block-expr_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fca026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/block-expr_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+(function() {
+  "use strict";
+
+  require("./");
+
+  var Syntax = sc.lang.compiler.Syntax;
+  var Token = sc.lang.compiler.Token;
+
+  describe("sc.lang.compiler.CodeGen", function() {
+    describe("BlockExpression", function() {
+      sc.test.codegen().each([
+        {
+          code: "(var a = 10; a)",
+          expected: "(function() { var $a; $a = $.Integer(10); return $a; })()",
+          ast: {
+            type: Syntax.BlockExpression,
+            body: [
+              {
+                type: Syntax.VariableDeclaration,
+                kind: "var",
+                declarations: [
+                  {
+                    type: Syntax.VariableDeclarator,
+                    id: {
+                      type: Syntax.Identifier,
+                      name: "a"
+                    },
+                    init: {
+                      type: Syntax.Literal,
+                      value: "10",
+                      valueType: Token.IntegerLiteral
+                    }
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              {
+                type: Syntax.Identifier,
+                name: "a"
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+})();
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/codegen.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/codegen.js
index 4f87162..ffa1ae4 100644
--- a/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/codegen.js
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/codegen.js
@@ -105,6 +105,20 @@
     return result;
   };
 
+  CodeGen.prototype.generateStatements = function(elements) {
+    var lastIndex = elements.length - 1;
+
+    return elements.map(function(item, i) {
+      var stmt = this.generate(item);
+
+      if (i === lastIndex) {
+        stmt = [ "return ", stmt ];
+      }
+
+      return [ stmt, ";" ];
+    }, this);
+  };
+
   CodeGen.prototype.useTemporaryVariable = function(func) {
     var result;
     var tempName = "_ref" + this.state.tempVarId;
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/codegen_test.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/codegen_test.js
index 2ed4108..fd2f637 100644
--- a/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/codegen_test.js
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/codegen_test.js
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@
         test = toCompiledString(test);
         expect(test).to.equal("[]");
       });
+      it("generateStatements", function() {
+        var codegen = new CodeGen();
+
+        var test;
+        test = codegen.generateStatements([ "a", "b", "c" ]);
+        test = toCompiledString(test);
+        expect(test).to.equal("$a;$b;return $c;");
+      });
       it("useTemporaryVariable", function() {
         var codegen = new CodeGen();
 
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/index.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/index.js
index f936c26..7565a12 100644
--- a/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/index.js
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require("./codegen");
 require("./assignment-expr");
 require("./binop-expr");
+require("./block-expr");
 require("./call-expr");
 require("./envir-expr");
 require("./event-expr");
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/program.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/program.js
index e2feacc..ce474ae 100644
--- a/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/program.js
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/codegen/program.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     }
 
     var body = this.withFunction([ "" ], function() { // "" compiled as $
-      return generateStatements(this, node.body);
+      return this.generateStatements(node.body);
     });
 
     var result = [ "(", body, ")" ];
@@ -22,18 +22,4 @@
 
     return result;
   });
-
-  function generateStatements(that, elements) {
-    var lastIndex = elements.length - 1;
-
-    return elements.map(function(item, i) {
-      var stmt = that.generate(item);
-
-      if (i === lastIndex) {
-        stmt = [ "return ", stmt ];
-      }
-
-      return [ stmt, ";" ];
-    });
-  }
 })(sc);
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/compiler.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/compiler.js
index 0f6222c..8187ad5 100644
--- a/src/sc/lang/compiler/compiler.js
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/compiler.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     },
     Syntax: {
       AssignmentExpression: "AssignmentExpression",
+      BlockExpression: "BlockExpression",
       BinaryExpression: "BinaryExpression",
       CallExpression: "CallExpression",
       FunctionExpression: "FunctionExpression",
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/node/node.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/node/node.js
index d56d511..f21fc41 100644
--- a/src/sc/lang/compiler/node/node.js
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/node/node.js
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
       }
       return node;
     },
+    createBlockExpression: function(body) {
+      return {
+        type: Syntax.BlockExpression,
+        body: body
+      };
+    },
     createCallExpression: function(callee, method, args, stamp) {
       return {
         type: Syntax.CallExpression,
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/block-expr.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/block-expr.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e29453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/block-expr.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+(function(sc) {
+  "use strict";
+
+  require("./parser");
+
+  var Node = sc.lang.compiler.Node;
+  var Parser = sc.lang.compiler.Parser;
+
+  Parser.addParseMethod("BlockExpression", function() {
+    var marker = this.createMarker();
+
+    this.expect("(");
+
+    var expr = this.withScope(function() {
+      return Node.createBlockExpression(
+        this.parseFunctionBody()
+      );
+    });
+
+    this.expect(")");
+
+    return marker.update().apply(expr);
+  });
+})(sc);
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/block-expr_test.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/block-expr_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8204194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/block-expr_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+(function() {
+  "use strict";
+
+  require("./");
+
+  var Syntax = sc.lang.compiler.Syntax;
+  var Token = sc.lang.compiler.Token;
+  var Message = sc.lang.compiler.Message;
+  var strlib = sc.libs.strlib;
+
+  describe("sc.lang.compiler.Parser", function() {
+    describe("parseBlockExpression", function() {
+      sc.test.compile(this.title).each({
+        "(var a = 10;)": sc.test.OK,
+        "var a = 10;": strlib.format(Message.UnexpectedKeyword, "var"),
+      });
+      sc.test.parse(this.title).each({
+        "(var a = 10;)": {
+          type: Syntax.BlockExpression,
+          body: [
+            {
+              type: Syntax.VariableDeclaration,
+              kind: "var",
+              declarations: [
+                {
+                  type: Syntax.VariableDeclarator,
+                  id: {
+                    type: Syntax.Identifier,
+                    name: "a",
+                    range: [ 5, 6 ],
+                    loc: {
+                      start: { line: 1, column: 5 },
+                      end: { line: 1, column: 6 }
+                    }
+                  },
+                  init: {
+                    type: Syntax.Literal,
+                    value: "10",
+                    valueType: Token.IntegerLiteral,
+                    range: [ 9, 11 ],
+                    loc: {
+                      start: { line: 1, column: 9 },
+                      end: { line: 1, column: 11 }
+                    }
+                  },
+                  range: [ 5, 11 ],
+                  loc: {
+                    start: { line: 1, column: 5 },
+                    end: { line: 1, column: 11 }
+                  }
+                }
+              ],
+              range: [ 1, 11 ],
+              loc: {
+                start: { line: 1, column: 1 },
+                end: { line: 1, column: 11 }
+              },
+            }
+          ],
+          range: [ 0, 13 ],
+          loc: {
+            start: { line: 1, column: 0 },
+            end: { line: 1, column: 13 }
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
+})();
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/index.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/index.js
index 25fc685..d6593cb 100644
--- a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/index.js
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require("./parser");
 require("./assignment-expr");
 require("./binop-expr");
+require("./block-expr");
 require("./braces");
 require("./call-expr");
 require("./envir-expr");
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/parentheses.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/parentheses.js
index 15a9825..a3b197b 100644
--- a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/parentheses.js
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/parentheses.js
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
         return this.parseEventExpression();
       };
     }
+    if (this.match("var")) {
+      return function() {
+        return this.parseBlockExpression();
+      };
+    }
     if (this.match("..")) {
       return function() {
         return this.parseSeriesExpression();
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/parentheses_test.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/parentheses_test.js
index b881278..590a6a6 100644
--- a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/parentheses_test.js
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/parentheses_test.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
         "(0;1..10)": sc.test.OK, // SeriesExpression
         "(1;2)": sc.test.OK,     // Expressions
         "(1)": sc.test.OK,       // Expression
+        "(var a;)": sc.test.OK,  // BlockExpression
         "[1]": strlib.format(Message.UnexpectedToken, "["),
-        "(var a;)": Message.UnexpectedKeyword,
       });
       sc.test.parse(this.title).each({
         "()": {
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/program.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/program.js
index d880cb9..82c3367 100644
--- a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/program.js
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/program.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
   require("./parser");
 
+  var Syntax = sc.lang.compiler.Syntax;
   var Node = sc.lang.compiler.Node;
   var Parser = sc.lang.compiler.Parser;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,14 @@
       );
     });
 
+    if (hasSingleBlockExpression(node)) {
+      node.body = node.body[0].body;
+    }
+
     return marker.update().apply(node);
   });
+
+  function hasSingleBlockExpression(node) {
+    return node.body.length === 1 && node.body[0].type === Syntax.BlockExpression;
+  }
 })(sc);
diff --git a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/program_test.js b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/program_test.js
index a9e7add..7d88e01 100644
--- a/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/program_test.js
+++ b/src/sc/lang/compiler/parser/program_test.js
@@ -70,6 +70,44 @@
             start: { line: 1, column: 0 },
             end: { line: 1, column: 6 },
           }
+        },
+        "(var a;)": {
+          type: Syntax.Program,
+          body: [
+            {
+              type: Syntax.VariableDeclaration,
+              declarations: [
+                {
+                  type: Syntax.VariableDeclarator,
+                  id: {
+                    type: Syntax.Identifier,
+                    name: "a",
+                    range: [ 5, 6 ],
+                    loc: {
+                      start: { line: 1, column: 5 },
+                      end: { line: 1, column: 6 },
+                    }
+                  },
+                  range: [ 5, 6 ],
+                  loc: {
+                    start: { line: 1, column: 5 },
+                    end: { line: 1, column: 6 },
+                  }
+                }
+              ],
+              kind: "var",
+              range: [ 1, 6 ],
+              loc: {
+                start: { line: 1, column: 1 },
+                end: { line: 1, column: 6 },
+              }
+            }
+          ],
+          range: [ 0, 8 ],
+          loc: {
+            start: { line: 1, column: 0 },
+            end: { line: 1, column: 8 },
+          }
         }
       });
     });
diff --git a/src/sc/node-cli/repl.js b/src/sc/node-cli/repl.js
index 3850a7c..6048f4d 100644
--- a/src/sc/node-cli/repl.js
+++ b/src/sc/node-cli/repl.js
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ function toString(obj) {
 var replOptions = {
   prompt: "scsc> ",
   eval: function(input, context, filename, callback) {
-    while (/^\([\s\S]+\)$/.test(input)) {
-      input = input.slice(1, -1).trim();
-    }
     try {
       var js = SCScript.compile(input, { loc: true, range: true });
       var result;