diff --git a/src/Lexer.hs b/src/Lexer.hs
index 3b04ecc..77fc84a 100644
--- a/src/Lexer.hs
+++ b/src/Lexer.hs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ data Token
   | Escape
   | EmphasisOpen
   | EmphasisClose
-  | Expression
   | Header Level
   | MonospaceOpen
   | MonospaceClose
@@ -83,44 +82,28 @@ lexText = go
     Parsec.optionMaybe Parsec.eof >>= \case
       Just _ -> pure []
       Nothing -> do
-        toks <- topLevel
+        toks <-
+          choice $
+            Parsec.try
+              <$> [ mathMultiline
+                  , mathInline
+                  , escape -- maths go before escape to avoid mismatch
+                  , headers
+                  , newlineToken
+                  , spaceToken
+                  , link
+                  , labeledLink
+                  , module_
+                  , anchor
+                  , numericEntity
+                  , textElement
+                  , quotes
+                  , birdTrack
+                  , other
+                  ]
         rest <- go
         pure (toks <> rest)
 
-{- FOURMOLU_DISABLE -}
-  topLevel =
-    -- backtracking here so we always have a chance to try "other", the "catch-all-leave-to-parser-to-deal-with" choice
-    -- TODO: is this desirable? do we throw lexer error at all?
-    try
-      ( choice
-          -- Sorted in
-          -- - longest to shortest parse path
-          -- - highest frequency to lowest frequency (for performance?)
-          -- - more exact to more freeform (the latter can be the former but not vice versa)
-          [ spaceToken
-          , newlineToken
-
-          , try module_
-          , quotes
-          , try expression
-          , birdTrack
-
-            -- starts with "\"
-          , try mathMultiline
-          , try mathInline
-          , escape
-
-          , headers
-          , labeledLink
-          , link
-          , anchor
-          , numericEntity
-          , textElement
-          ]
-      )
-      <|> other
-{- FOURMOLU_ENABLE -}
-
 -- Tokens
 
 textElement :: Parser [LocatedToken]
@@ -160,26 +143,16 @@ delimited openP closeP openTok closeTok = asList <$> delimitedAsTuple (openTok <
   asList (a, tok, b) = [a, tok, b]
 
 delimitedNoTrailing :: Parser open -> Parser close -> Token -> Parser [LocatedToken]
-delimitedNoTrailing openP closeP openTok =
-  asList <$> delimitedAsTuple (openTok <$ openP) (void closeP)
+delimitedNoTrailing openP closeP openTok = asList <$> delimitedAsTuple (openTok <$ openP) (void closeP)
  where
   asList (a, tok, _) = [a, tok]
 
 delimitedSymmetric :: Parser a -> Token -> Token -> Parser [LocatedToken]
 delimitedSymmetric s = delimited s s
 
---- End of line // end of file
 eol :: Parser ()
 eol = void "\n" <|> void "\r\n" <|> Parsec.eof
 
--- Start of line // start of file
-sol :: Parser ()
-sol = do
-  p <- getPosition
-  if sourceColumn p == 1
-    then pure ()
-    else fail "Not at start of line/document"
-
 header1 :: Lexer
 header1 = delimitedNoTrailing "= " eol (Header One)
 
@@ -266,15 +239,8 @@ mathMultiline = delimited "\\[" "\\]" MathMultilineOpen MathMultilineClose
 mathInline :: Lexer
 mathInline = delimited "\\(" "\\)" MathInlineOpen MathInlineClose
 
--- TODO: make sure this starts at column 0?
 birdTrack :: Lexer
-birdTrack = delimitedNoTrailing (sol <* "> ") eol BirdTrack
-
--- TODO: also match following lines iff:
--- they start with alphanum
--- they're not empty
-expression :: Lexer
-expression = delimitedNoTrailing (sol <* ">>> ") eol Expression
+birdTrack = delimitedNoTrailing ">> " eol BirdTrack
 
 escape :: Lexer
 escape = delimitedNoTrailing "\\" eol Escape
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
index 3db44f1..2040e2f 100644
--- a/test/Spec.hs
+++ b/test/Spec.hs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ main = hspec $ do
     describe "minimal" do
       it "handles unicode" unicode
       it "escapes" escaping
-      it "maths" maths
+      it "maths" math
       it "anchors" anchor
       it "space chars" space
       it "bare string" someString
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ main = hspec $ do
       it "bird tracks" birdTracks
       it "module names" modules
       it "quotes" quotes
-      it "expressions" expressions
       it "numeric entity" numericEntity
       it "ignores nesting" ignoreNesting
 
@@ -92,8 +91,8 @@ anchor =
     `shouldLexTo` [ (1, 1, Anchor "myAnchor")
                   ]
 
-maths :: IO ()
-maths = do
+math :: IO ()
+math = do
   "\\[some math\\]"
     `shouldLexTo` [ (1, 1, MathMultilineOpen)
                   , (1, 3, Token "some math")
@@ -129,35 +128,10 @@ ignoreNesting =
                   ]
 
 birdTracks :: Expectation
-birdTracks = do
-  "> code line"
+birdTracks =
+  ">> code"
     `shouldLexTo` [ (1, 1, BirdTrack)
-                  , (1, 3, Token "code line")
-                  ]
-  " > not code"
-    `shouldLexTo` [ (1, 1, Space)
-                  , (1, 2, Token ">")
-                  , (1, 3, Space)
-                  , (1, 4, Token "not")
-                  , (1, 7, Space)
-                  , (1, 8, Token "code")
-                  ]
-
-expressions :: Expectation
-expressions = do
-  ">>> eval this"
-    `shouldLexTo` [ (1, 1, Expression)
-                  , (1, 5, Token "eval this")
-                  ]
-  " >>> not eval this"
-    `shouldLexTo` [ (1, 1, Space)
-                  , (1, 2, Token ">>>")
-                  , (1, 5, Space)
-                  , (1, 6, Token "not")
-                  , (1, 9, Space)
-                  , (1, 10, Token "eval")
-                  , (1, 14, Space)
-                  , (1, 15, Token "this")
+                  , (1, 4, Token "code")
                   ]
 
 quotes :: Expectation