diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/command/FaweParser.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/command/FaweParser.java
index 96bff2cb..fc67b4e9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/command/FaweParser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/command/FaweParser.java
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ public abstract class FaweParser<T> extends InputParser<T> {
     public List<String> split(String input, char delim) {
         List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
         int start = 0;
+        int bracket = 0;
         boolean inQuotes = false;
         for (int current = 0; current < input.length(); current++) {
-            if (input.charAt(current) == '\"') inQuotes = !inQuotes; // toggle state
+            char currentChar = input.charAt(current);
             boolean atLastChar = (current == input.length() - 1);
+            if (!atLastChar && (bracket > 0 || (currentChar == '{' && ++bracket > 0) || (current == '}' && --bracket <= 0))) continue;
+            if (currentChar == '\"') inQuotes = !inQuotes; // toggle state
             if(atLastChar) result.add(input.substring(start));
-            else if (input.charAt(current) == delim && !inQuotes) {
+            else if (currentChar == delim && !inQuotes) {
                 String toAdd = input.substring(start, current);
                 if (toAdd.startsWith("\"")) {
                     toAdd = toAdd.substring(1, toAdd.length() - 1);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/jnbt/JSON2NBT.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/jnbt/JSON2NBT.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8d754ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/jnbt/JSON2NBT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+package com.boydti.fawe.jnbt;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
+import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import com.sk89q.jnbt.ByteTag;
+import com.sk89q.jnbt.CompoundTag;
+import com.sk89q.jnbt.DoubleTag;
+import com.sk89q.jnbt.FloatTag;
+import com.sk89q.jnbt.IntArrayTag;
+import com.sk89q.jnbt.IntTag;
+import com.sk89q.jnbt.ListTag;
+import com.sk89q.jnbt.LongTag;
+import com.sk89q.jnbt.ShortTag;
+import com.sk89q.jnbt.StringTag;
+import com.sk89q.jnbt.Tag;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Stack;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+public class JSON2NBT {
+    private static final Pattern INT_ARRAY_MATCHER = Pattern.compile("\\[[-+\\d|,\\s]+\\]");
+
+    private JSON2NBT() {
+    }
+
+    public static CompoundTag getTagFromJson(String jsonString) throws NBTException {
+        jsonString = jsonString.trim();
+        if(!jsonString.startsWith("{")) {
+            throw new NBTException("Invalid tag encountered, expected \'{\' as first char.");
+        } else if(topTagsCount(jsonString) != 1) {
+            throw new NBTException("Encountered multiple top tags, only one expected");
+        } else {
+            return (CompoundTag)nameValueToNBT("tag", jsonString).parse();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static int topTagsCount(String str) throws NBTException {
+        int i = 0;
+        boolean flag = false;
+        Stack stack = new Stack();
+
+        for(int j = 0; j < str.length(); ++j) {
+            char c0 = str.charAt(j);
+            if(c0 == 34) {
+                if(isCharEscaped(str, j)) {
+                    if(!flag) {
+                        throw new NBTException("Illegal use of \\\": " + str);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    flag = !flag;
+                }
+            } else if(!flag) {
+                if(c0 != 123 && c0 != 91) {
+                    if(c0 == 125 && (stack.isEmpty() || ((Character)stack.pop()).charValue() != 123)) {
+                        throw new NBTException("Unbalanced curly brackets {}: " + str);
+                    }
+
+                    if(c0 == 93 && (stack.isEmpty() || ((Character)stack.pop()).charValue() != 91)) {
+                        throw new NBTException("Unbalanced square brackets []: " + str);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if(stack.isEmpty()) {
+                        ++i;
+                    }
+
+                    stack.push(Character.valueOf(c0));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(flag) {
+            throw new NBTException("Unbalanced quotation: " + str);
+        } else if(!stack.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new NBTException("Unbalanced brackets: " + str);
+        } else {
+            if(i == 0 && !str.isEmpty()) {
+                i = 1;
+            }
+
+            return i;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static JSON2NBT.Any joinStrToNBT(String... args) throws NBTException {
+        return nameValueToNBT(args[0], args[1]);
+    }
+
+    private static JSON2NBT.Any nameValueToNBT(String key, String value) throws NBTException {
+        value = value.trim();
+        String s;
+        boolean c0;
+        char c01;
+        if(value.startsWith("{")) {
+            value = value.substring(1, value.length() - 1);
+
+            JSON2NBT.Compound JSON2NBT$list1;
+            for(JSON2NBT$list1 = new JSON2NBT.Compound(key); value.length() > 0; value = value.substring(s.length() + 1)) {
+                s = nextNameValuePair(value, true);
+                if(s.length() > 0) {
+                    c0 = false;
+                    JSON2NBT$list1.tagList.add(getTagFromNameValue(s, false));
+                }
+
+                if(value.length() < s.length() + 1) {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                c01 = value.charAt(s.length());
+                if(c01 != 44 && c01 != 123 && c01 != 125 && c01 != 91 && c01 != 93) {
+                    throw new NBTException("Unexpected token \'" + c01 + "\' at: " + value.substring(s.length()));
+                }
+            }
+
+            return JSON2NBT$list1;
+        } else if(value.startsWith("[") && !INT_ARRAY_MATCHER.matcher(value).matches()) {
+            value = value.substring(1, value.length() - 1);
+
+            JSON2NBT.List JSON2NBT$list;
+            for(JSON2NBT$list = new JSON2NBT.List(key); value.length() > 0; value = value.substring(s.length() + 1)) {
+                s = nextNameValuePair(value, false);
+                if(s.length() > 0) {
+                    c0 = true;
+                    JSON2NBT$list.tagList.add(getTagFromNameValue(s, true));
+                }
+
+                if(value.length() < s.length() + 1) {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                c01 = value.charAt(s.length());
+                if(c01 != 44 && c01 != 123 && c01 != 125 && c01 != 91 && c01 != 93) {
+                    throw new NBTException("Unexpected token \'" + c01 + "\' at: " + value.substring(s.length()));
+                }
+            }
+
+            return JSON2NBT$list;
+        } else {
+            return new JSON2NBT.Primitive(key, value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static JSON2NBT.Any getTagFromNameValue(String str, boolean isArray) throws NBTException {
+        String s = locateName(str, isArray);
+        String s1 = locateValue(str, isArray);
+        return joinStrToNBT(new String[]{s, s1});
+    }
+
+    private static String nextNameValuePair(String str, boolean isCompound) throws NBTException {
+        int i = getNextCharIndex(str, ':');
+        int j = getNextCharIndex(str, ',');
+        if(isCompound) {
+            if(i == -1) {
+                throw new NBTException("Unable to locate name/value separator for string: " + str);
+            }
+
+            if(j != -1 && j < i) {
+                throw new NBTException("Name error at: " + str);
+            }
+        } else if(i == -1 || i > j) {
+            i = -1;
+        }
+
+        return locateValueAt(str, i);
+    }
+
+    private static String locateValueAt(String str, int index) throws NBTException {
+        Stack stack = new Stack();
+        int i = index + 1;
+        boolean flag = false;
+        boolean flag1 = false;
+        boolean flag2 = false;
+
+        for(int j = 0; i < str.length(); ++i) {
+            char c0 = str.charAt(i);
+            if(c0 == 34) {
+                if(isCharEscaped(str, i)) {
+                    if(!flag) {
+                        throw new NBTException("Illegal use of \\\": " + str);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    flag = !flag;
+                    if(flag && !flag2) {
+                        flag1 = true;
+                    }
+
+                    if(!flag) {
+                        j = i;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if(!flag) {
+                if(c0 != 123 && c0 != 91) {
+                    if(c0 == 125 && (stack.isEmpty() || ((Character)stack.pop()).charValue() != 123)) {
+                        throw new NBTException("Unbalanced curly brackets {}: " + str);
+                    }
+
+                    if(c0 == 93 && (stack.isEmpty() || ((Character)stack.pop()).charValue() != 91)) {
+                        throw new NBTException("Unbalanced square brackets []: " + str);
+                    }
+
+                    if(c0 == 44 && stack.isEmpty()) {
+                        return str.substring(0, i);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    stack.push(Character.valueOf(c0));
+                }
+            }
+
+            if(!Character.isWhitespace(c0)) {
+                if(!flag && flag1 && j != i) {
+                    return str.substring(0, j + 1);
+                }
+
+                flag2 = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return str.substring(0, i);
+    }
+
+    private static String locateName(String str, boolean isArray) throws NBTException {
+        if(isArray) {
+            str = str.trim();
+            if(str.startsWith("{") || str.startsWith("[")) {
+                return "";
+            }
+        }
+
+        int i = getNextCharIndex(str, ':');
+        if(i == -1) {
+            if(isArray) {
+                return "";
+            } else {
+                throw new NBTException("Unable to locate name/value separator for string: " + str);
+            }
+        } else {
+            return str.substring(0, i).trim();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String locateValue(String str, boolean isArray) throws NBTException {
+        if(isArray) {
+            str = str.trim();
+            if(str.startsWith("{") || str.startsWith("[")) {
+                return str;
+            }
+        }
+
+        int i = getNextCharIndex(str, ':');
+        if(i == -1) {
+            if(isArray) {
+                return str;
+            } else {
+                throw new NBTException("Unable to locate name/value separator for string: " + str);
+            }
+        } else {
+            return str.substring(i + 1).trim();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static int getNextCharIndex(String str, char targetChar) {
+        int i = 0;
+
+        for(boolean flag = true; i < str.length(); ++i) {
+            char c0 = str.charAt(i);
+            if(c0 == 34) {
+                if(!isCharEscaped(str, i)) {
+                    flag = !flag;
+                }
+            } else if(flag) {
+                if(c0 == targetChar) {
+                    return i;
+                }
+
+                if(c0 == 123 || c0 == 91) {
+                    return -1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isCharEscaped(String str, int index) {
+        return index > 0 && str.charAt(index - 1) == 92 && !isCharEscaped(str, index - 1);
+    }
+
+    private static class Primitive extends JSON2NBT.Any {
+        private static final Pattern DOUBLE = Pattern.compile("[-+]?[0-9]*\\.?[0-9]+[d|D]");
+        private static final Pattern FLOAT = Pattern.compile("[-+]?[0-9]*\\.?[0-9]+[f|F]");
+        private static final Pattern BYTE = Pattern.compile("[-+]?[0-9]+[b|B]");
+        private static final Pattern LONG = Pattern.compile("[-+]?[0-9]+[l|L]");
+        private static final Pattern SHORT = Pattern.compile("[-+]?[0-9]+[s|S]");
+        private static final Pattern INTEGER = Pattern.compile("[-+]?[0-9]+");
+        private static final Pattern DOUBLE_UNTYPED = Pattern.compile("[-+]?[0-9]*\\.?[0-9]+");
+        private static final Splitter SPLITTER = Splitter.on(',').omitEmptyStrings();
+        protected String jsonValue;
+
+        public Primitive(String jsonIn, String valueIn) {
+            this.json = jsonIn;
+            this.jsonValue = valueIn;
+        }
+
+        public Tag parse() throws NBTException {
+            try {
+                if(DOUBLE.matcher(this.jsonValue).matches()) {
+                    return new DoubleTag(Double.parseDouble(this.jsonValue.substring(0, this.jsonValue.length() - 1)));
+                }
+
+                if(FLOAT.matcher(this.jsonValue).matches()) {
+                    return new FloatTag(Float.parseFloat(this.jsonValue.substring(0, this.jsonValue.length() - 1)));
+                }
+
+                if(BYTE.matcher(this.jsonValue).matches()) {
+                    return new ByteTag(Byte.parseByte(this.jsonValue.substring(0, this.jsonValue.length() - 1)));
+                }
+
+                if(LONG.matcher(this.jsonValue).matches()) {
+                    return new LongTag(Long.parseLong(this.jsonValue.substring(0, this.jsonValue.length() - 1)));
+                }
+
+                if(SHORT.matcher(this.jsonValue).matches()) {
+                    return new ShortTag(Short.parseShort(this.jsonValue.substring(0, this.jsonValue.length() - 1)));
+                }
+
+                if(INTEGER.matcher(this.jsonValue).matches()) {
+                    return new IntTag(Integer.parseInt(this.jsonValue));
+                }
+
+                if(DOUBLE_UNTYPED.matcher(this.jsonValue).matches()) {
+                    return new DoubleTag(Double.parseDouble(this.jsonValue));
+                }
+
+                if("true".equalsIgnoreCase(this.jsonValue) || "false".equalsIgnoreCase(this.jsonValue)) {
+                    return new ByteTag((byte)(Boolean.parseBoolean(this.jsonValue)?1:0));
+                }
+            } catch (NumberFormatException var6) {
+                this.jsonValue = this.jsonValue.replaceAll("\\\\\"", "\"");
+                return new StringTag(this.jsonValue);
+            }
+
+            if(this.jsonValue.startsWith("[") && this.jsonValue.endsWith("]")) {
+                String var7 = this.jsonValue.substring(1, this.jsonValue.length() - 1);
+                String[] var8 = (String[])((String[]) Iterables.toArray(SPLITTER.split(var7), String.class));
+
+                try {
+                    int[] var5 = new int[var8.length];
+
+                    for(int j = 0; j < var8.length; ++j) {
+                        var5[j] = Integer.parseInt(var8[j].trim());
+                    }
+
+                    return new IntArrayTag(var5);
+                } catch (NumberFormatException var51) {
+                    return new StringTag(this.jsonValue);
+                }
+            } else {
+                if(this.jsonValue.startsWith("\"") && this.jsonValue.endsWith("\"")) {
+                    this.jsonValue = this.jsonValue.substring(1, this.jsonValue.length() - 1);
+                }
+
+                this.jsonValue = this.jsonValue.replaceAll("\\\\\"", "\"");
+                StringBuilder stringbuilder = new StringBuilder();
+
+                for(int i = 0; i < this.jsonValue.length(); ++i) {
+                    if(i < this.jsonValue.length() - 1 && this.jsonValue.charAt(i) == 92 && this.jsonValue.charAt(i + 1) == 92) {
+                        stringbuilder.append('\\');
+                        ++i;
+                    } else {
+                        stringbuilder.append(this.jsonValue.charAt(i));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return new StringTag(stringbuilder.toString());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class List extends JSON2NBT.Any {
+        protected java.util.List<JSON2NBT.Any> tagList = Lists.newArrayList();
+
+        public List(String json) {
+            this.json = json;
+        }
+
+        public Tag parse() throws NBTException {
+            ArrayList<Tag> list = new ArrayList<>();
+            Iterator var2 = this.tagList.iterator();
+
+            while(var2.hasNext()) {
+                JSON2NBT.Any JSON2NBT$any = (JSON2NBT.Any)var2.next();
+                list.add(JSON2NBT$any.parse());
+            }
+            Class<? extends Tag> tagType = list.isEmpty() ? CompoundTag.class : list.get(0).getClass();
+            return new ListTag(tagType, list);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class Compound extends JSON2NBT.Any {
+        protected java.util.List<JSON2NBT.Any> tagList = Lists.newArrayList();
+
+        public Compound(String jsonIn) {
+            this.json = jsonIn;
+        }
+
+        public Tag parse() throws NBTException {
+            HashMap<String, Tag> map = new HashMap<String, Tag>();
+            Iterator var2 = this.tagList.iterator();
+
+            while(var2.hasNext()) {
+                JSON2NBT.Any JSON2NBT$any = (JSON2NBT.Any)var2.next();
+                map.put(JSON2NBT$any.json, JSON2NBT$any.parse());
+            }
+
+            return new CompoundTag(map);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private abstract static class Any {
+        protected String json;
+
+        Any() {
+        }
+
+        public abstract Tag parse() throws NBTException;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/jnbt/NBTException.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/jnbt/NBTException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b906366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/jnbt/NBTException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.boydti.fawe.jnbt;
+
+public class NBTException extends RuntimeException{
+    public NBTException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Faster exception throwing if you don't fill the stacktrace
+     * @return
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Throwable fillInStackTrace() {
+        return this;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/factory/DefaultBlockParser.java b/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/factory/DefaultBlockParser.java
index ea4db809..f0195beb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/factory/DefaultBlockParser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/factory/DefaultBlockParser.java
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.factory;
 
+import com.boydti.fawe.jnbt.JSON2NBT;
+import com.boydti.fawe.jnbt.NBTException;
 import com.boydti.fawe.util.MathMan;
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.util.StringMan;
 import com.sk89q.jnbt.CompoundTag;
 import com.sk89q.jnbt.Tag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.BlockVector;
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Actor;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.registry.InputParser;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.World;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.registry.BundledBlockData;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -77,8 +81,8 @@ public class DefaultBlockParser extends InputParser<BaseBlock> {
         // BlockType, as well as to properly handle mod:name IDs
 
         String originalInput = input;
-        input = input.replace("_", " ");
-        input = input.replace(";", "|");
+//        input = input.replace("_", " ");
+//        input = input.replace(";", "|");
         Exception suppressed = null;
         try {
             BaseBlock modified = parseLogic(input, context);
@@ -222,17 +226,13 @@ public class DefaultBlockParser extends InputParser<BaseBlock> {
                             for (Map.Entry<String, BundledBlockData.FaweState> stateEntry : block.states.entrySet()) {
                                 for (Map.Entry<String, BundledBlockData.FaweStateValue> valueEntry : stateEntry.getValue().valueMap().entrySet()) {
                                     String key = valueEntry.getKey();
-                                    System.out.println("Key " + key + " " + typeAndData[1]);
                                     if (key.equalsIgnoreCase(typeAndData[1])) {
                                         data = valueEntry.getValue().data;
-                                        System.out.println("Foudn! " + data);
                                         break loop;
                                     }
                                 }
 
                             }
-                        } else {
-                            System.out.println("No states found for " + blockId);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -317,6 +317,18 @@ public class DefaultBlockParser extends InputParser<BaseBlock> {
             return new BaseBlock(blockId, data);
         }
 
+        if (blockAndExtraData.length > 1 && blockAndExtraData[1].startsWith("{")) {
+            String joined = StringMan.join(Arrays.copyOfRange(blockAndExtraData, 1, blockAndExtraData.length), "|");
+            try {
+                CompoundTag nbt = JSON2NBT.getTagFromJson(joined);
+                if (nbt != null) {
+                    return new BaseBlock(blockId, data, nbt);
+                }
+            } catch (NBTException e) {
+                throw new NoMatchException(e.getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+
         switch (blockType) {
             case SIGN_POST:
             case WALL_SIGN: