The tag "moves away from the mic to breathe in" is a literal description of the motion of a singer, who moves away from the microphone to prevent the sound of their breathing from being picked up. This may be because the singer simply breathes loudly, or because he/she is tired and short of breath and needs to breathe deeply. The phrase was popularized by Tay Zonday, who moves his entire body away from the mic in a comical manner to recover his breath.
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