diff --git a/controllers/songController.js b/controllers/songController.js
index fcde7e8..d4a899c 100644
--- a/controllers/songController.js
+++ b/controllers/songController.js
@@ -1,35 +1,51 @@
-const db = require('../db');
+const db = require("../db");
+
+// Introduced centralized error handling to log detailed
+// server errors and return a consistent, generic message to the client
+
+function handleServerError(res, err) {
+  console.error("[SERVER ERROR]", err);
+  res.status(500).json({ error: "Internal Server error" });
+}
+
 exports.getSongs = (req, res) => {
-  db.all('SELECT * FROM songs', (err, rows) => {
-    if (err) return res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
+  db.all("SELECT * FROM songs", (err, rows) => {
+    if (err) return handleServerError(res, err);
     res.json(rows);
   });
 };
 
 exports.addSong = (req, res) => {
   const { title, artist, genre } = req.body;
+
   if (!title || !artist || !genre) {
-    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Missing song fields' });
+    return res.status(400).json({ error: "Missing required song fields" });
   }
 
-  db.run('INSERT INTO songs (title, artist, genre) VALUES (?, ?, ?)', [title, artist, genre], function (err) {
-    if (err) return res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
-    res.status(201).json({ id: this.lastID, title, artist, genre });
-  });
+  db.run(
+    "INSERT INTO songs (title, artist, genre) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
+    [title, artist, genre],
+    function (err) {
+      if (err) return handleServerError(res, err);
+      res.status(201).json({ id: this.lastID, title, artist, genre });
+    }
+  );
 };
+
 exports.getPlaylists = (req, res) => {
-  db.all('SELECT * FROM playlists', (err, rows) => {
-    if (err) return res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
+  db.all("SELECT * FROM playlists", (err, rows) => {
+    if (err) return handleServerError(res, err);
     res.json(rows);
   });
 };
 
 exports.createPlaylist = (req, res) => {
   const { name } = req.body;
-  if (!name) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Playlist name is required' });
+  if (!name)
+    return res.status(400).json({ error: "Playlist name is required" });
 
-  db.run('INSERT INTO playlists (name) VALUES (?)', [name], function (err) {
-    if (err) return res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
+  db.run("INSERT INTO playlists (name) VALUES (?)", [name], function (err) {
+    if (err) return handleServerError(res, err);
     res.status(201).json({ id: this.lastID, name });
   });
 };