i got it!! for others who have this problem in the future, try this

1. Open up Limewire
2. Click "View" (or the second menu item if it is not in English)
3. Go to "Change Language" (or the last menu item if it is not in English)
4. Choose your language
5. Completely shut down Limewire, including in the taskbar and system tray, and then restart Limewire

this is thanks to Birdy who posted this a while back