Why compile to lisp in the first place? Build a nanopass framework (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://andykeep.com/pubs/dissertation.p

Why compile to lisp in the first place? Build a nanopass framework (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://andykeep.com/pubs/dissertation.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwj9m-WusIDOAhWLcD4KHb8BAnMQFggkMAI&usg=AFQjCNHE-7CTB5VqJ0uN4T9yFtpFD6KAhA&sig2=ZbV961-1dtoCBBDWJRx_bA https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://...) that acts on sexprs, and then emit the thing to a target of your choice. The advantage is that Lisp is really good at transforming sexprs, and macros make writing the infrastructure for that sort of compiler just that much easier.