diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index 3900d7f..cbbd268 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ main :: IO ()
 main = do
         text <- getContents
 
-        print $ Parsec.parse (File.parse "<stdin>" <* Parsec.eof) "<stdin>" text 
+        print $ Parsec.parse (File.parse <* Parsec.eof) "<stdin>" text 
diff --git a/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/File.hs b/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/File.hs
index 2ee3026..6bd3d94 100644
--- a/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/File.hs
+++ b/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/File.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE DerivingVia #-}
 module Ubc.Parse.Syntax.File
 ( File(..)
 , parse
@@ -19,32 +17,36 @@ import qualified Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Struct as Struct
 import qualified Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Function as Function
 import qualified Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Statement as Statement
 import qualified Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Enumeration as Enumeration
-import GHC.Generics (Generic, Generically(..))
-import Data.Functor ((<&>))
 
-data File = File
+data File = File 
         { name :: String
-        , body :: FileBody
-        }
-        deriving (Show)
-
-data FileBody = FileBody
-        { structs :: [Struct]
+        , structs :: [Struct]
         , functions :: [Function]
         , statements :: [Statement]
         , enumerations :: [Enumeration]
         }
-        deriving stock (Show, Generic)
-        deriving (Semigroup, Monoid) via Generically FileBody
--- dont use `deriving ... via FileBody` because that leads to a loop, somehow
+        deriving (Show)
 
-parse :: Monad m => String -> ParsecT String u m File
-parse source = File source <$!> mconcat <$!> many fileMember
+data FileMember = FileFunction Function
+        | FileStruct Struct
+        | FileEnumeration Enumeration
+        | FileStatement Statement
 
-fileMember :: Monad m => ParsecT String u m FileBody
-fileMember = choice
-                [ Struct.parse      <&> \s -> mempty { structs = [s] }
-                , Function.parse    <&> \f -> mempty { functions = [f] }
-                , Statement.parse   <&> \s -> mempty { statements = [s] }
-                , Enumeration.parse <&> \e -> mempty { enumerations = [e] }
+accumulateFile :: File -> FileMember -> File
+accumulateFile (File name_ sss fs sts es) (FileStruct s)       = File name_ (s:sss) fs        sts     es
+accumulateFile (File name_ sss fs sts es) (FileFunction f)     = File name_    sss  (f:fs)    sts     es
+accumulateFile (File name_ sss fs sts es) (FileStatement s)    = File name_    sss  fs     (s:sts)    es
+accumulateFile (File name_ sss fs sts es) (FileEnumeration e)  = File name_    sss  fs        sts  (e:es)
+
+parse :: Monad m => ParsecT String u m File
+parse = foldr (flip accumulateFile) (File "" [] [] [] []) <$!> many fileMember
+
+fileMember :: Monad m => ParsecT String u m FileMember
+fileMember = choice 
+                [ FileStruct <$!> Struct.parse
+                , FileFunction <$!> Function.parse
+                , FileStatement <$!> Statement.parse
+                , FileEnumeration <$!> Enumeration.parse
                 ]
+
+        
diff --git a/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/Struct.hs b/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/Struct.hs
index c8855b8..03ab5ee 100644
--- a/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/Struct.hs
+++ b/src/Ubc/Parse/Syntax/Struct.hs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Ubc.Parse.Syntax.Struct
 where
 
 -- yay, explicit dependency on ghc
-import GHC.Generics (Generic, Generically(..))
+import GHC.Generics (Generic)
 
 import Control.Monad ((<$!>))
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ data StructBody = StructBody
         , functions :: [Function]
         }
         deriving stock (Generic, Show)
-        deriving (Semigroup, Monoid) via Generically StructBody
+        deriving (Semigroup, Monoid) via StructBody
 
 parse :: Monad m => ParsecT String u m Struct
 parse = do